Uniform
Crime
Report
The
Florida
Department
of
Law
Enforcement
2012
report
shows
that
crime
rates
in
the
Panhandle
were
mixed.
5.20.13
April
Jobless
Rate
Florida's
unemployment
rate
dropped
to
7.2
percent
in
April,
down
from
7.5
percent
in
March.
5.20.13
Gulf
Breeze
Wildfire
Barring
any
flare
ups,
clean
up
is
all
that
remains
at
the
site
of a
wildfire
that
broke
out
Tuesday
in
Gulf
Breeze.
5.17.13
May
Gas
Prices
The
price
of
crude
oil
continues
to
yo-yo.
But,
retail
gas
prices
remain
stable
heading
toward
Memorial
Day
weekend.
The
Partnership
for
a
5.16.13
ECSO
Memorial
The
Escambia
County
Sheriff's
Office
held
its
annual
service,
honoring
those
officers
who've
died
in
the
line
of
duty.
5.15.13
Cove
Landfill
Liens
Escambia
County
officials
want
to
recoup
the
cost
of
fighting
a
fire
at
the
landfill
in
January;
$265
thousand
dollars
in
liens
to
be
filed.
5.15.13
House
2
Primary
Day
Some
Republican
voters
in
the
Pensacola
area
are
casting
ballots
in
the
primary
election
for
the
House
of
Representatives
District-Two
seat.
5.14.13
Temple
Grandin
Dr.
Temple
Grandin,
one
of
the
most
well-known
people
on
the
autism
spectrum,
speaks
at
the
"Flying
High
with
Autism"
conference
in
Pensacola.
5.14.13
NWS-Sequester
Due
to
automatic
budget
cuts,
National
Weather
Service,
including
the
Mobile
office,
could
be
left
understaffed
for
the
beginning
of
hurricane
season.
5.14.13
Council
Size
Referendum
A
ballot
measure
on
whether
to
reduce
the
size
of
the
Pensacola
City
Council
has
been
added
to
the
June
11th
House
District
Two
Special
Election
ballot.
5.13.13
Health
Summit
The
Partnership
for
a
Healthy
Community
hosts
a
Community
Health
Summit
to
address
the
cost
of
poor
health
and
strategies
for
improving
local
health
status.
5.10.13
School
Nurse
Program
Due
to
budget
cutbacks
at
the
County
Health
Department,
the
school
nurse
program
in
the
Escambia
District
is
being
privatized.
5.10.13
Autism
Conference
Hundreds
of
people
are
expected
to
attend
a
conference
next
week
in
Pensacola
on
the
issue
of
Autism;
Dr.
Temple
Grandin
is a
keynote
speaker.
5.10.13
Stamp
Out
Hunger
Letter
carriers
in
the
area
are
taking
part
in
the
annual
"Stamp
Out
Hunger"
food
drive
this
weekend.
5.9.13
Galvez
Day
May
8th
is
Galvez
Day
in
Pensacola.
Ceremonies
were
held
in
honor
of
Bernardo
de
Galvez
and
his
victory
in
the
1781
Battle
of
Pensacola.
5.8.13
First
Families
Honored
During
this
week's
Galvez
Day
festivities,
Pensacola's
heritage
families
such
as
Suarez,
Bonifay,
and Villar
are
being recognized.
5.8.13
Southwest
to
Pensacola
Southwest
Airlines
will
begin
serving
Pensacola
International
Airport
later
this
year,
with
new
flights
to
and
from
Nashville.
5.8.13
Battle
Reenactment
As
part
of
Pensacola's
and
Viva
Florida
500's
salute
to
Bernardo
de
Galvez,
the
2009
re-enactment
of
the
1781
Battle
of
Pensacola
is
revisited.
5.7.13
Ogletree
Stays
at
EDO
After
a
national
search,
the
Santa
Rosa
County
Commission
is
expected
to
finalize
its
decision
to
keep
Shannon
Ogletree
as
head
of
its
Economic
Development
Office.
5.7.13
Galvez
Day
Preview
May
8th
is
Bernardo
de
Galvez
Day
in
Pensacola.
General
Galvez
led
the
Spanish
victory
over
the
British
in
the
1781
Battle
of
Pensacola
during
the
American
Revolution.
5.6.13
Voices
of
Pensacola
Work
has
begun
on
establishing
a
new
multicultural
resource
center
that
will
highlight
Pensacola's
diverse
history.
5.6.13
Beach
Dog
Parks
Escambia
County
now
has
dog-friendly
areas
on
its
beaches,
including
one
on
Johnson
Beach
and
two
on
Pensacola
Beach,
on a
trial
basis.
5.6.13
NRDA
Pensacola
Funds
Fifty-eight
million
dollars
in
Natural
Resources
Damage
Assessment
funds
resulting
from
the
2010
gulf
oil
spill,
targets
multiple
projects
in
Santa
Rosa
and
Escambia
counties.
5.6.13
Day
With
Gaetz
WUWF
visits
Senate
President
Don
Gaetz,
as
he
begins
the
very
busy
final
week
of
Florida's
2013
Legislative
Session.
5.3.13
Hatchery
Funding
The
Florida
Gulf
Coast
Marine
Fisheries
Hatchery
in
Pensacola
is
to
receive
$20
million
in
funding
as
part
of
the
Deepwater
Horizon
Natural
Resource
Damage
Assessment
project.
5.3.13
Gaetz
Budget
Deal
Florida
Senate
President
Don
Gaetz
details
the
legislature's
agreement
on
the
state's
$74
billion
2013
budget.
A
vote
is
expected
on
Thursday.
4.30.13
Special
Election
Details
Santa
Rosa
Elections
Supervisor
Tappie
Villane
discusses
the
time
line
for
the
House
District
Two
Special
Election;
Primary
early
voting
begins
Saturday.
4.29.13
Pensacola
Film
Fest
The
11th
Annual
Pensacola
Film
Festival
gets
underway
at
the
Breeze
Cinema
8 in
Gulf
Breeze.
4.26.13
Priton
Coming
to
Milton
The
Pennsylvania-based
firm,
which
produces
prefabricated
houses,
is
set
to
bring
200
jobs
to
the
East
Milton
Industrial
Park
in
Santa
Rosa
County.
4.26.13
Beach
Air
Show
Officials
on
Pensacola
Beach
announce
plans
to
go
on
with
a
July
air
show;
it'll
be
without
the
Blue
Angels
squadron,
which
has
been
grounded
by
budget
cuts.
4.25.13
Civil
Citation
Expanded
The
Civil
Citation
for
first-time,
non-violent
offenses,
is
going
county-wide
in
Escambia.
The
program
aims
to
reduce
the
number
of
juvenile
arrests.
4.25.13
Kitty
Hawk
Study
A
new
UWF
study
shows
that
a
floating
museum
featuring
an
aircraft
carrier
could
mean
an
economic
impact
of
$8-$18
million.
4.24.13
Milton
Tobacco
Ban
The
City
of
Milton
plans
to
stop
hiring
tobacco
users
as
of
October
1st.
4.24.13
RESTORE
Amendment
Elected
officials
in
Santa
Rosa
and
Escambia
counties
are
upset
over
an
11th
hour
plan
to
limit
local
control
over
funds
from
the
RESTORE
Act.
4.17.13
Boy
Scouts
and
Gays
The
Boy
Scouts
of
America
is
considering
lifting
a
ban
on
openly
gay
scouts,
but
possibly
keeping
its
ban
on
gay
adult
leaders.
A
decision
is
likely
in
May.
4.23.13
Smaller
City
Council
Pensacola
Councilman
Larry
B.
Johnson
is
proposing
to
reduce
the
size
of
the
city's
nine-member
panel;
he
wants
to
eliminate
the
two
at-large
seats.
4.22.13
Studer
YMCA
Gift
Quint
and
Rishy
Studer
now
say
their
$5
million
pledge
toward
a
new
downtown
YMCA
facility
is
not
hinged
on
it
being
located
at
Community
Maritime
Park.
4.22.13
Gaetz
Week
7
Update
Florida
Senate
President Don
Gaetz
says
budget
negotiations
continue
as
the
2013
Legislative
Session
moves
into
its
final
two
weeks.
4.19.13
Gulf
Restoration
Update
Nearly
three
years
after
the
B-P
oil
spill,
there
are
calls
for
B-P
fine
money
to
be
spent
on
restoring
the
Gulf
ecosystem.
4.19.13
BBB
Bombing
Scams
The
Better
Business
Bureau
of
Northwest
Florida
is
warning
of
scams
calling
for
donations
of
the
Boston
bombings.
4.19.13
Teacher
Evaluation
Suit
Four
Escambia
County
teachers
are
plaintiffs
in a
federal
challenge
to
teacher
evaluations
based
in
part
on
student
test
scores.
4.18.13
Spencer
on
Bombings
Brian
Spencer,
Pensacola
City
Councilman
talks
about
the
bombings
on
Monday
after
he
ran
in
the
Boston
Marathon.
4.17.13
Emergency
Preparedness
In
light
of
the
Boston
bombings,
Escambia
emergency
management
chief
John
Dosh
talks
about
local
preparedness
for
such
situations. 4.17.13
Hospitals
Trauma
Prep
Monday's
bombings
at
the
Boston
Marathon
are
raising
concerns
about
the
readiness
of
hospitals
to
deal
with
the
influx
of
casualties
such
incidents
can
produce.
4.17.13
2013
Hurricane
Forecast
Dr.
William
Gray
and
his
team
at
Colorado
State
University
predict
18
named
storms,
including
nine
hurricanes;
three
of
those
are
expected
to
be
Category
3 or
higher.
4.15.13
Escambia
BMI
Survey
A
new
Body
Mass
Index
survey
shows
Escambia
County
students
are
not
as
unhealthy
as
they
were
seven
years
ago.
4.15.13
Gaetz
Week
6
Update
Florida
Senate
Don
Gaetz
discusses
passage
of
the
senate's
version
of
the
budget
and
other
bills
passed
by
the
senate
this
week.
4.12.13
Foster
Care
Bill
During
Foster
Parent
Awareness
Day
at
the
State
Capitol,
Florida
Gov.
Rick
Scott
signs
the
Foster
Care
Normalcy
bill.
4.12.13
Small
Business
Survey
A
new
survey
ranks
Northwest
Florida
as
the
least
hospitable
region
to
begin
a
small
business.
4.12.13
Severe
Weather
Coming
Forecasters
are
urging
residents
to
ready
for
possibly
severe
thunder-storms
moving
across
the
region
today.
4.11.13
Johnson
Drops
Out
Larry
B.
Johnson,
who
currently
serves
on
the
Pensacola
City
Council,
is
ending
his
bid
for
the
State
House
District
Two.
4.11.13
Blues
Boss
Weighs
In
Blue
Angels
Flight
Leader
CDR
Tom
Frosch
talks
about
Navy's
decision
to
cancel
the
squadron's
performance
season.
4.10.13
Impact
100
Seminar
Impact
100
Pensacola
Bay
Area
President
Holly
Jurnovoy
says
a
grant-writing
seminar
will
be
held
April
23rd
to
assist
non-profits
interested
in
submitting
an
application.
4.10.13
Blues
Season
Cancelled
Due
to
automatic
budget
cuts,
the
Blue
Angels
have
been
grounded
for
the
remainder
of
the
2013
air
show
season.
4.9.13
House
Race
Qualifying
for
the
House
Dist.
2
Special
Election
is
still
weeks
away,
but
candidates
already
are
jockeying
for
position;
former
Rep.
Dave
Murzin
discusses
the
process.
4.9.13
GI
Outbreaks
Gastrointestinal
infections
are
rising
in
Escambia
County.
Health
officials
increase
surveillance
and
urge
increased
hygiene
practices.
4.8.13
Gaetz
Week
5
Update
Florida
Senate
President
Don
Gaetz
discusses
passage
of a
bill
banning
internet
cafes,
the
budget
and
other
legislative
issues
during
week
five
of
the
session.
4.5.13
Special
Election
Set
Gov.
Scott
has
set
for
a
Special
Election
to
fill
the
Florida
House
District
2
seat
left
vacant
by
the
death
of
Rep.
Clay
Ford.
The
primary
is
May
14th;
the
general
election
is
June
11th.
4.5.13
New
Pensacola
Fireboat
The
City
of
Pensacola
has
christened
a
new
fireboat
that
will
launch
in
June.
4.5.13
Navy
Federal
Expands
Navy
Federal
Credit
Union
announces
a
$200
million
expansion
to
include
two
new
buildings
and
at
least
1,500
new
jobs.
4.4.13
FOG
Highlights
UWF's
Festival
on
the
Green
this
Friday
and
Saturday
will
feature
a
display
of
Ford
Model
A
cars
and a
croquet
tournament
dubbed
the
"Julip
Cup."
4.3.13
Flu
Resurgence
As
April
begins,
hospitals
in
the
Pensacola
area
report
an
up
tick
in
the
number
of
flu
cases.
4.3.13
GINS
Snowy
Plover
Gulf
Islands
National
Seashore
is
taking
steps
to
protect
nesting
areas
of
threatened
shorebirds,
including
the
snowy
plover.
4.3.13
Viva
Florida
500
Florida
begins
its
year-long
Viva
Florida
500
celebration,
marking
the
anniversary
of
the
arrival
of
Juan
Ponce
de
Leon.
4.2.13
Blue
Angels
Update
As
of
Monday,
the
Navy's
Flight
Demonstration
Squadron
resumes
practice
this
week,
but
the
long-term
future
of
the
Blue
Angels
remains
up
in
the
air.
4.2.13
Boating
Safety
After
a
fatal
boating
accident
over
the
weekend,
Florida
officials
offer
boating
safety
tips;
also
courses
available.
4.2.13
BRAC-Whiting
Field
Santa
Rosa
County
Commissioners
are
told
that
Whiting
Field
near
Milton
may
be
off
the
table
for
the
next
round
of
Base
Realignment
and
Closure.
4.1.13
February
Jobless
Rate
Florida's
seasonally
adjusted
unemployment
dipped
to
7.7
percent
in
February,
its
lowest
level
in
more
than
four
years.
4.1.13
Gaetz
Week
4
Review
Florida
Senate
President
Don
Gaetz
discusses
the
budget
and
provides
an
update
at
the
mid-point
of
the
2013
Legislative
session.
3.29.13
NAS
Command
Change
Capt.
Keith
Hoskins
takes
over
as
Commanding
Officer
at
Naval
Air
Station
Pensacola,
the
first
African-American
and
former
Blue
Angels
pilot
to
hold
the
post.
3.29.13
RadioLive
Coming
Back
Host
Pat
Crawford
recalls
the
very
first
show
in
1988,
as
the
free concert
prepares
for
return
on
its
25th
anniversary.
3.28.13
Calls
For
O-Negative
Northwest
Florida
Blood
Services,
now
known
as
One
Blood,
seeks
donors
to
address
an
urgent
need
for
O-Negative
blood.
3.28.13
Plummer
Moves
On
NAS
Pensacola
C-O
Capt.
Christopher
Plummer
turns
over
the
base command.
3.28.13
YMCA
Abandons
CMP
Amid
confusion
that
surrounds
plans
for
a
new
YMCA
at
Community
Maritime
Park,
the
Y's
Board
of
Directors
votes
to
step
aside
for
now.
3.27.13
March
Gas
Prices
Retail
gas
prices
fell
slightly
last
week,
and
Triple-A
projects
another
three
to
five
cent
drop
leading
into
this
Easter
weekend.
3.27.13
House
2
Election
Preview
With
the
death
of
House
District
Two
Rep.
Clay
Ford,
plans
are
underway
for
a special
election
to
replace
him.
3.26.13
RadioLive
to
Return
Host
Pat
Crawford
discusses
the
return
of
WUWF's
free
concert
series
in
September,
thanks
to
the
law
firm
of
Clark, Partington,
Hart.
3.25.13
Red
Cross
Month
March
is
"American
Red
Cross
Month."
Jerry
Kindle,
with
the
local
chapter, discusses
the
work
of
the
agency.
3.25.13
Gaetz:
Session
Week
3
Florida
Senate
President
Don
Gaetz
discusses
budget
allocations
and
other
highlights
from
the
2013
Legislative
Session.
3.22.13
Emmett
Till
Legacy
Deborah
Watts
discusses
circumstances
of
the
teen's
death
in
1955
as
part
of
this
month's
Inclusion
Series
Spotlight
at
UWF.
3.21.13
Rep.
Clay
Ford
Dies
Rep.
Clay
Ford
of
Gulf
Breeze
died
Monday
after
a
battle
with
cancer
at
the
age
of
74.
3.20.13
Kick
Butts
Day
Students
across
the
nation
are
fighting
back
against
tobacco
use
on
this
18th
annual
Kick
Butts
Day.
3.20.13
RESTORE
Panel
Meets
Escambia
County's
RESTORE
Act
Advisory
Committee
is
set
to
hold
its
inaugural
meeting
on
Friday
to
discuss
how
BP
oil
spill
fine
money
will
be
distributed.
3.19.13
January
Jobs
Report
Florida's
unemployment
rate
dropped
slightly,
from
7.9
percent
in
December
to
7.8
percent
last
month.
3.19.13
Operation
Dry
Spring
Sheriffs
across
the
region
are
cracking
down
on
the
use
of
synthetic
drugs
and
underage
drinking
during
Spring
Break
season
on
area
beaches.
3.18.13
UWF
Festival
Preview
The
University
of
West
Florida
is
readying
for
its
annual
spring
showcase,
Festival
on
the
Green.
3.18.13
Gaetz:
Session
Week
2
Florida
Sen.
President
Don
Gaetz
discusses
Lt.
Gov.
Jennifer
Carroll's
resignation
and
a
bill
to
ban
internet
cafes,
a
pension
reform
bill,
and
options
for
Medicaid
expansion.
3.15.13
Carroll
Political
Career
Lt.
Gov.
Jennifer
Carroll's
once
"dream
come
true"
political
career
is
now
on
hold.
3.15.13
Santa
Rosa
Wildfire
Forest
Service
officials
are
monitoring
a
wildfire
on
Garcon
Point,
remind
about
wildfire
prevention.
3.15.13
Lt.
Governor
Resigns
Florida
Lt.
Governor
Jennifer
Carroll
resigns,
amid
an
investigation
into
Allied
Veterans
of
the
World,
which
she
once
represented.
3.14.13
School
Choice
Plan
Parents
in
Escambia
County
can
now
register
their
child
at a
school
within
a
specific
zone
for
next
fall.
3.13.13
Comets
Coming
Stargazers
are
getting
to
see
the
Pan-STARRS
comet,
which
recently
passed
within
100-million
miles
of
Earth.
3.13.13
Council
Debates
YMCA
A
divided
Pensacola
City
Council
met
in
committee
Monday
to
discuss
plans
for
a
new
YMCA
to
be
built
on
coveted
property
at
Community
Maritime
Park.
3.12.13
SR
Econ
Dev
Director
Santa
Rosa
County's
search
for
a
new
director
of
economic
development
is
entering
phase
two,
with
a
familiar
name
in
the
running.
3.12.13
Date
Rape
Drugs
Local
authorities
urge
awareness
to
prevent
"spring
breakers"
from
becoming
victims
of
so-called
"Date
Rape"
drugs
and
underage
drinking.
3.12.13
Hayward
Cleared
Pensacola
Mayor
Ashton
Hayward
is
off
the
hook
in
regards
to
allegations
of
improprieties
leveled
against
him
by a
former
City
Council
member.
3.11.13
Gift
Card
Meeting
After
Friday's
emergency
meeting
on
possible
misuse
of
the
BP
gift
card
program,
the
Greater
Pensacola
Chamber
of
Commerce
will
submit
to a
full
audit
of
its
books.
3.8.13
Gaetz-Session
Week
1
Florida
Senate
President
Don
Gaetz
discusses
highlights
of
the
opening
week;
including
passage
of
ethics
reform
bills,
Medicaid
expansion,
and
budget
planning.
3.8.13
P'cola
Chamber
Audit
A
routine
audit
raises
questions
about
possible
irregularities
in a
gift
card
program
for
tourists
that
was
funded
by
BP
following
the
2010
oil
spill.
3.8.13
Okaloosa
SRO
Update
Sheriff
Larry
Ashley
led
efforts
to
put
deputies
in
every
school
in
Okaloosa
County
through
the
end
of
the
year;
continued
funding
is
primary
issue
moving
forward.
3.7.13
SR
School
Safety
Panel
A
new
task
force
created
to
improve
safety
at
Santa
Rosa
County
schools
met
for
the
first
time
this
week.
3.7.13
Choppers
Grounded
Escambia
County
Sheriff
David
Morgan
has
decided
to
stand
down
his
department's
Air
Operations
Unit.
3.7.13
State
of
State
Florida
Gov.
Rick
Scott
delivers
his
third
State
of
the
State
Address
on
Tuesday,
kicking
off
the
2013
Florida
Legislative
Session.
3.6.13
Archaeology
Month
From
the
Florida
Public
Archaeology
Network,
Dr.
Della
Scott-Ireton
and
Mike
Thomin
discuss
this
year's
celebration
and
corresponding
public
events.
3.6.13
Ethics
Bill
Passes
Florida
Senate
President
Don
Gaetz
named
ethics
reform
as
his
top
priority.
An
ethics
reform
bill
was
the
first
to
be
adopted
during
the
2013
Florida
Legislative
Session.(FPR)
3.6.13
'Blues'
Cut
Shows
Pending
action
by
Congress
to
stop
the
sequester,
the
Navy
intends
to
cancel
Blue
Angels
air
shows
for
the
month
of
April.
3.5.13
Gaetz
Previews
Session
Don
Gaetz,
a
Republican
from
Niceville,
will
gavel
in
Florida's
Legislative
Session
today
as
Senate
President.
Among
his
priorities
are
ethics
and
election
reform.
3.5.13
Flavored
Tobacco
Fight
Local
and
state
health
officials
are
taking
aim
at
flavored
tobacco,
which
is a
major
public
health
threat
for
youth.
3.4.13
VPK
Registration
Early
Learning
Coalition
of
Escambia
County
is
conducting
sign
up
for
its
Voluntary
Pre-K
Program
through
March
15.
3.4.13
UWF
Labyrinth
The
UWF
History
Dept.
is
presenting
a
temporary
installation
of a
labyrinth,
recreating
the
experience
of
visiting
Chartres
Cathedral
in
France.
3.4.13
Benedict
Out
Pope
Benedict
the
16th's
resignation
is
official,
shifting
the
focus
to
who
will
succeed
him.
3.1.13
Lifeguards
Back
Lifeguards
have
returned
to
Pensacola
Beach
in
time
for
the
start
of
the
annual
Spring
Break
and
summer
tourist
season.
3.1.13
Sequester
Looms
Area
Navy
bases
prepare
for
across-the-board
cuts
in
government
spending,
as
time
runs
out
for
Congress
to
make
a
deal.
2.28.13
Sequester-Education
Florida
stands
to
lose
nearly
$86
million
due
to
sequestration.
Locally,
school
officials
are
more
concerned
about
the
impact
of
the
cuts
next
fiscal
year.
2.28.13
Childers
Appeal
Nearly
ten
years
after
W.D.
Childers'
bribery
conviction,
U-S
Supreme
Court
justices
send
the
case
back
to
the
Appeals
Court
in
Atlanta.
2.27.13
Old
Seville
Concerts
Thanks
to
the
newly
formed
group
Events
Pensacola,
the
free
summer
concert
series
"Evenings
in
Olde
Seville
Square"
will
be
back
in
2013.
2.27.13
February
Gas
Prices
A
pro
gun
rally
is
set
for
Saturday
in
Pensacola
at
MLK
Plaza,
the
park
honoring
the
Civil
Rights
icon
who
was
shot
to
death
in
1968.
2.22.13
Medicaid
Expansion
Gov.
Rick
Scott
reverses
course
and
announces
plans
to
expand
Medicaid
under
the
Affordable
Care
Act.
2.25.13
Gun
Rally
Update
Despite
criticism
over
venue,
organizers
decide
to
keep
Saturday's
gun
rally
at
MLK
Plaza.
2.22.13
Gun
Rights
Rally
A
pro
gun
rally
is
set
for
Saturday
in
Pensacola
at
MLK
Plaza,
the
park
honoring
the
Civil
Rights
icon
who
was
shot
to
death
in
1968.
2.22.13
Circles
Campaign
The
national
conference
for
the Circles
Campaign
was
held
in
Pensacola. Scott
Miller
founded
the
anti-poverty
initiative.
Mark
Dufva
is
director
of
Catholic
Charities,
which
operates
the
local
Bridges
to
Circles
program.
2.22.13
Drilling
Bill
Withdrawn
Due
to
public
outcry,
Rep.
Doug
Broxson
has
withdrawn
a
bill
to
allow
drilling
in
Blackwater
River
State
Forest.
2.21.13
U-S
98
Streetlights
Florida
Transportation
officials
say
Gulf
Power
Co.
has
won
the
contract
to
install
streetlights
on
the
highway
from
Gulf
Breeze
to
the
Okaloosa
County
line.
2.21.13
February
Bad
Weather
Forecasters
advise
residents
about
the
potential
for
severe
weather
across
the
region.
2.21.13
Local
Defense
Grants
Four
projects
in
the
Panhandle
are
among
those
slated
to
receive
a
total
of
$2.6
million
in
grants from
the
Florida
Defense
Support
Task
Force.
2.20.13
Black
Bear
Workshop
A
workshop
is
set
for
Tuesday,
Feb.
26 to
help
residents
learn
to
live
with
the
growing
Black
Bear
population
in
Santa
Rosa
County.
2.20.13
Father
Jack
Dies
Funeral
services
are
set
for
Father
Jack
Gray,
one
of
the
Pensacola
area's
most
high-profile
clergymen.
2.19.13
Citadel
Shield
Drill
Local
Navy
bases
are
taking
part
in
the
annual
military
exercise,
this
week
through
March
1st.
2.19.13
SB196
Hearing
A
committee
hearing
is
set
today
for
a
measure
to
legalize
same-sex
domestic
partnerships
in
Florida.
2.19.13
Suicide
Prevention
UWF
is
continuing
grant-funded
suicide
prevention
and
outreach
training;
a
session
for
students
is
set
for
Wednesday.
2.19.13
Impact
100--10
Years
Impact
100
Pensacola
President
Holly
Jurnovoy
talks
about
the
efforts
of
the
philanthropic
group
now
in
its
10th
year.
A
final
recruitment
meeting
is
Tuesday.
2.18.13
BRACE
Aids
Century
The
agency
"Be
Ready
Alliance
Coordinating
for
Emergencies"-or
BRACE-
is
now
assisting
the
town
of
Century
with
hurricane
preparation.
2.18.13
BBB
Ticket
Scam
Residents
in
northwest
Florida
are
being
warned
about
at
least
one
business
trying
to
lure
victims
with
fake,
free
plane
tickets.
2.15.13
Navy
Drill
Area
Navy
installations
will
take
part
in
the
annual
exercise
known
as
"Citadel
Sheild,"
beginning
Tuesday,
Feb.
19th.
2.15.13
VAWA
Renewal
The
U-S
Senate
has
approved
legislation
to
reauthorize
the
Violence
Against
Women
Act;
the
House
expects
a
different
version.
2.14.13
SR
Hate
Crime
The
State
Attorneys
Office
is
investigating
whether
a
Santa
Rosa
County
home
vandalism
can
be
considered
a
hate
crime.
2.13.13
Pope
Resigns
Bishop
Gregory
Parkes,
head
of
the
Pensacola-Tallahassee
Diocese,
talks
about
the
news
of
Pope
Benedict
the
16th's
resignation.
2.12.13
Voyager
1
Thirty-five
years
after
launch,
Voyager
1 is
continuing
to
send
signals
back
to
Earth.
2.12.13
Spice
Bill
Florida
lawmakers
are
working
on
legislation
to
close
loopholes
in
drug
laws
that
now
allow
substances
used
to
make
synthetic
marijuana
or
"spice."
2.11.13
Severe
Weather
Week
It's
Severe
Weather
Awareness
Week
in
Florida,
an
opportunity
to
remind
residents
about
the
potential
danger
to
lives
and
property.
2.11.13
Boy
Scouts
Decision
Local
troops
are
among
those
in
limbo
for
the
next
three
months,
following
a
delay
in
the
decision
on
whether
to
allow
gay
scouts
and
leaders.
2.7.13
DeMaria
Grammy
4.0
For
the
fourth
year-in-a-row,
Pensacola
recording
artist
Michael
DeMaria
receives
a
solo
Grammy
Awards
nomination;
his
CD "Bindu"
is
up
for
Best
New
Age
Album
of
the
Year.
2.7.13
Spice
Investigation
Escambia
County
authorities
are
cracking
down
on
synthetic
marijuana,
known
as
Spice.
2.7.13
Blackwater
Drilling
Plan
Rep.
Doug
Broxson
is
out
with
a
proposal
to
allow
some
oil
and
gas
exploration
in
the
Blackwater
River
State
Forest.
2.6.13
RESTORE
Committee
The
Escambia
County
Commission
is
putting
finishing
touches
on a
panel
that
will
decide
how
funds
from
the
RESTORE
Act
will
be
spent.
2.6.13
Eglin
Ops
in
Bay
The
96th
Operations
Group
from
Eglin
AFB
is
conducting
exercises
this
week
in
Choctawhatchee
Bay,
with
F-15s
and
F-16s
using
boats
as
visual
targets.
2.5.13
Election
Reform
Report
Florida
Secretary
of
State
Ken
Detzner
has
turned
over
a
list
of
proposed
election
reforms
in
the
state
to
Gov.
Rick
Scott.
2.5.13
Sequestration-Navy
Congress
considers
whether
to
allow
large
automatic
budget
cuts;
D-O-D
cuts
would
have
a
significant
impact
on
local
Navy
bases.
2.4.13
New
Bridge
Funds
Sen.
President
Don
Gaetz
announces
funding
for
transportation
projects
in
the
Panhandle,
including
a
new
Three
Mile
Bridge
without
tolls.
2.1.13
Save
Kitty
Hawk
Plans
to
bring
a
retired
aircraft
carrier
to
Pensacola
as a
maritime
museum
are
shifting
from
the
USS
Forrestal
to
USS
Kitty
Hawk.
1.31.13
Rebuild
7500th
Rebuild
Northwest
Florida
dedicates
its
7500th
home
mitigation
project. 1.31.13
Toll
Bridge
Possible
A
major
transportation
announcement
by
Sen.
President
Don
Gaetz
has
local
leaders
fearing
it
will
involve
plans
for
a
toll
on
the
new
Pensacola
Bay
Bridge.
1.30.13
Foster
Parent
Meeting
The
Children's
Home
Society
is
hosting
an
information
meeting
for
individuals
interested
in
becoming
foster
parents.
1.30.13
FDLE
Shooting
Probe
Local
and
state
police
are
investigating
the
shooting
death
of a
burglary
suspect
by
Escambia
County
Sheriff's
deputies.
1.30.13
Meditations
in
Motion
Artists
Fred
Veenschoten
and
Arlon
Barnett
talk
about
their
exhibit
of
kinetic
creations
that
are
on
display
in
WUWF's
Gallery
88.
1.30.13
PSC
College
Challenge
In
response
to a
call
from
Gov.
Rick
Scott,
Pensacola
State
is
among
11
state
colleges
working
on
creation
of
bachelor
degree
programs
costing
no
more
than
$10,000.
1.29.13
January
Storms
Another
round
of
storm
weather
is
on
tap
this
week
for
northwest
Florida
and
south
Alabama.
1.29.13
AAA
Legislative
Agenda
Plans
for
upgrading
traffic
safety
are
atop
Triple-A's
legislative
priorities
for
Florida's
upcoming
Session.
1.28.13
U-W
Tax
Prep
United
Way
of
Escambia
is
once
again
seeking
Volunteer
Income
Tax
Assistance
program,
offering
free
tax
preparation
for
eligible
residents.
1.28.13
Scott-Teacher
Raises
Gov.
Rick
Scott's
plan
to
provide
a
$2500
raise
for
every
full-time
teacher
in
Florida's
public
schools
is
drawing
anticipation
and
skepticism.
1.25.13
Cove
Landfill
Fire
Smoke
from
a
lingering
fire
at
Cove
Landfill
in
Ensley
prompts
Escambia
County
health
officials
to
issue
a
health
advisory.
1.24.13
Florida
500th
Margo
Stringfield,
with
the
Florida
Humanities
Council,
discusses
"Viva
Florida
500,"
which
is
highlighting
the
500th
anniversary
of
Ponce
de
Leon's
arrival
in
Florida.
1.23.13
Save
the
Forrestal
A
plan
is
underway
to
bring
the
old
aircraft
carrier
U-S-S
Forrestal
back
to
Pensacola
as a
maritime
museum.
1.23.13
Domestic
Partnerships
Legislation
to
allow
Floridians
to
enter
into
"domestic
partnerships"
has
been
filed
for
the
upcoming
Legislative
Session.
1.22.13
Scott
Re-Election
Gov.
Rick
Scott
is
counting
on
the
continued
decline
in
Florida's
unemployment
rate
as
he
looks
to
win
a
second
term
in
2014.
1.21.13
SCLC
Honors
Founders
The
national
chair
of
SCLC
took
part
in a
local
ceremony
honoring
national
founder
Martin
Luther
King,
as
well
as
Rev.
James
Young,
who
founded
the
Pensacola
chapter.
1.18.13
Shorebird
Restoration
More
BP
money
is
coming
to
Gulf
Islands
National
Seashore
for
restoration
of
shorebird
habitats
damaged
by
the
2010
oil
spill.
1.18.13
Mills
Remembered
The
public
debut
of
"Pearl
Harbor,
One
Last
Goodbye"
takes
place
weeks
after
the
death
of
one
of
its
featured
veterans
George
Mills
at
the
age
92.
1.17.13
Gun
Violence
Forty-one
mayors
across
Florida
have
joined
the
group
Mayors
Against
Illegal
Guns,
as
officials
in
Washington,
D.C.
get
new
recommendations
addressing
gun
violence.
1.17.13
Studer
YMCA
Proposal
Prominent
couple
Quint
and
Rishy
Studer
want
a
new
YMCA
facility
built
at
Community
Maritime
Park
in
Pensacola
and
are
pledging
$5
million
toward
its
construction.
1.17.13
Election
Reform
Hiring
David
Stafford
from
Escambia
County
is
one
of
nine
Supervisors
of
Elections
across
Florida
to
testify
before
a
Senate
Committee
dealing
with
elections
reform.
1.15.13
University
Town
Plaza
New
anchor
stores
have
been
announced
for
the
new
retail
center
in
Pensacola;
it
will
open
in
phases
beginning
this
year.
1.15.13
Stafford
Testifies
Escambia
Supervisor
of
Elections
David
Stafford
is
set
to
testify
before
the
Florida
Senate
Ethics
and
Elections
Committee.
1.14.13
New
Downtown
Library
One
year
after
breaking
ground,
a
grand
opening
is
held
for
the
new
West
Florida
Public
Library
branch
in
downtown
Pensacola. 1.11.13
Wells
Fargo
Grant
Wells
Fargo
is
providing
a
$50
thousand
grant
to a
Pensacola-based
firm,
in
support
of
neighborhood
revitalization
efforts
in
the
city.
1.11.13
Okaloosa
Schools
Cops
Sheriff
Larry
Ashley
is
asking
Okaloosa
County
to
keep
deputies
in
all
district
elementary
schools
through
the
end
of
the
year.
1.10.13
Polivka-Senior
Issues
The
UWF
Center
on
Aging
hosts
Dr.
Larry
Polivka,
director
of
the
Claude
Pepper
Center,
for
a
talk
about
issues
affecting
America's
seniors.
1.10.13
Operation
Breeze
The
Santa
Rosa
County
Commission
considers
an
incentive
plan
for
a
firm
code-named
"Operation
Breeze;"
up
to
200
jobs
are
at
stake.
1.10.13
Century
Opposes
Tax
The
town
of
Century
is
looking
to
Tallahassee
for
help
in
being
excluded
from
Escambia
County's
new
four-cent-per-gallon
gas
tax.
1.9.13
Flu
January
Update
High
levels
of flu
cases
are
reported
across
the
U.S;
moderate
increases
reported
locally.
1.9.13
Safe
Harbor
Act
Florida
now
has
a
new
law
aimed
at
helping
children
involved
in
sex
trafficking,
turning
those
forced
to
perform
sex
acts
from
offenders
to
victims.
1.8.13
Mardi
Gras
2013
Pensacola's
annual
Mardi
Gras
celebration
is
now
underway;
two
weeks
of
parades,
balls
and
beads
in
the
run
up
to
Fat
Tuesday.
1.8.13
2012
Sports
Year
Trent
Richardson's
performance
in
the
2012
BCS
title
game,
marked
the
start
of a
great
year
in
sports
for
Pensacola
area
athletes
and
the
community
itself.
1.7.13
RESTORE
Act
Committee
The
search
is
underway
for
individuals
to
serve
on
Escambia
County's
RESTORE
Act
Advisory
Committee.
1.7.13
Transocean
Settlement
A
$1.4
billion
settlement
with
Deepwater
Horizon
rig
owner
Transocean
Limited
means
hundreds
of
millions
of
dollars
for
oil
spill
recovery
on
the
Gulf
Coast.
1.7.13
Fassett
Remembered
Donna
Fassett,
the
long-time
director
of
ARC
Gateway
in
Pensacola,
is
being
remembered
for
her
dedication
to
people
with
developmental
disabilities;
she
died
last
month
after
a
long
battle
with
cancer.
1.4.13
New
Congress
The
113th
Congress
gets
down
to
work
after
new
and
returning
members,
including
1st
District
Rep.
Jeff
Miller,
are
sworn
into
office.
1.4.13
Meatless
Mondays
The
Escambia
County
Health
Department
lends
its
support
for
'Meatless
Mondays,'
encouraging
residents
to
eat
more
plant-based
proteins.
1.4.13
Miller-Fiscal
Cliff
The
Florida
House
delegation,
including
Republican
Cong.
Jeff
Miller,
voted
along
party
lines
Tuesday
on
legislation
to
end
the
so-called
"fiscal
cliff."
1.3.13
Administrator
Search
Escambia
commissioners
set
search
criteria
for
hiring
a
permanent
county
administrator.
12.12.12
RESTORE
Council
Meets
Holding
their
inaugural
meeting
in
Mobile,
the
Gulf
Coast
Ecosystem
Restoration
Council
will
discuss
how
to
spend
B-P
fine
money
from
the
2010
oil
spill.
12.11.12
Administrator
Talk
Escambia
commissioners
are
expected
to
discuss
plans
for
hiring
a
new
permanent
administrator.
12.11.12
Pearl
Harbor
Film
Producer
Liz
Watkins
discusses
her
new
documentary
"Pearl
Harbor,
One
Last
Goodbye."
12.7.12
Urban
Redevelopment
Pensacola
Mayor
Ashton
Hayward
announces
the
results
of a
six-month
study
on
revitalizing
downtown
by
his
Urban
Redevelopment
Advisory
Committee.
12.7.12
Touart
Hiring
Opposed
Action
by
the
previous
Board
of
Commissioners
to
rehire
George
Touart
as
administrator,
is
center
stage
when
the
new
Escambia
County
panel
meets.
12.7.12
2012
Health
Report
The
Partnership
for
a
Healthy
Community's
latest
health
assessment
of
Escambia
and
Santa
Rosa
Counties
indicates
much
work
to
be
done.
12.7.12
CMPA
Loan
Work
is
underway
to
held
the
Community
Maritime
Park
Associates
board
avoid
default
on a
$500
thousand
loan
from
the
City
of
Pensacola.
12.6.12
B-E-I
Leadership
The
board
of
UWF
Business
Enterprises,
Incorporated
hashes
out
strategy
for
a
new
CEO,
in
light
of
the
recent
resignation
of
Matt
Altier.
12.6.12
Gonzalez
Appeal
The
Florida
Supreme
Court
heard
arguments
this
week
in
the
appeal
of
Leonard
Gonzalez
Jr.'s
conviction
and
death
sentence
for
the
murders
of
an
Escambia
County
couple
in
2009.
12.6.12
Florida
Ethics
Survey
A
new
report
by
the
Leroy
Collins
Institute
and
Integrity
Florida
shows
cities
and
counties
in
Florida
are
beefing
up
their
ethics
laws.
12.5.12
Century
Gas
Tax
The
Town
of
Century
is
opposing
Escambia
County's
four-cent
a
gallon
gas
tax,
saying
its
bad
for
local
providers
near
the
state
line.
12.5.12
SR
Interviews
Santa
Rosa
County
Commissioners
are
interviewing
to
fill
two
economic
development
contracts,
and
to
hire
a
military
affairs
liaison.
12.4.12
Flu
Vaccine
Week
This
is
National
Flu
Vaccination
Week,
to
remind
those
who
still
need
a
flu
shot
to
get
one.
12.4.12
Gaetz-ObamaCare
Florida
Senate
President
Don
Gaetz
has
appointed
a
committee
to
study
how
best
to
implement
the
Affordable
Care
Act.
12.3.12
Hurricane
Season
Ends
The
2012
Hurricane
Season
comes
to a
close,
with
19
named
storms.
Officials
advise
year-round
preparation.
12.3.12
Touart
Back
Former
Escambia
County
Administrator
George
Touart
returns
to
the
job
on
an
interim
basis.
11.30.12
Pensacola
Beach
Reef
A
new
artificial
reef
in
the
shape
of a
shipwreck
has
been
constructed
in
Santa
Rosa
Bay
near
Park
West.
11.30.12
Keep
Wreath
Green
Escambia
County
Fire
Rescue
and
the
City
of
Pensacola
kick
off
their
9th
annual
holiday
fire
safety
campaign.
11.29.12
New
City
Council
Four
new
members
of
the
Pensacola
City
Council
took
their
seats
in a
special
meeting
at
City
Hall.
11.28.12
Scott
College
Challenge
Gov.
Rick
Scott
is
challenging
the
state's
colleges
to
create
four-year
degrees
that
cost
$10
thousand.
11.28.12
Space
Pioneer
Cernan
The
last
American
to
set
foot
on
the
moon
is
set
to
return
to
Pensacola
for
a
fundraiser
for
the
National
Museum
of
Naval
Aviation.
11.27.12
Homeowner
Program
First-time
homebuyers
are
getting
some
help
from
a
new
program
administered
by
the
City
of
Pensacola.
11.23.12
Fill
the
Mayflower
Manna
Food
Pantries
is
conducting
its
annual
food
collection
drive,
with
the
goal
to
fill
two
large
tractor
trailers
parked
at
Pensacola's
Cordova
Mall.
11.21.12
Thanksgiving
Travel
More
people
are
expected
to
travel
over
the
Thanksgiving
Day
holiday,
but
they're
taking
shorter
trips
to
save
on
gas.
11.21.12
T-Day
Food
Safety
The
Florida
Department
of
Agriculture
reminds
Thanksgiving
chefs
to
follow
basic
steps
to
avoid
food-borne
illnesses
over
the
holiday.
11.21.12
Joel
Salatin
Joel
Salatin
is a
leading
voice
in
the
"locavore"
food
movement,
touting
the
importance
of
locally
grown
food
produced
in
an
environmentally
sound
way.
11.21.12
Gas
Tax
Adopted
One
day
before
newly
elected
members
take
office,
the
Escambia
County
Commission
votes
4-1
to
approve
a
four
cent
per
gallon
tax
on
gas
to
fund
public
transit.
11.20.12
Gas
Tax
Debate
The
Escambia
County
Commission
is
holding
a
public
hearing
on a
proposed
four-cent
per
gallon
gas
tax
to
fund
bus
service.
11.19.12
USO
Thanksgiving
The
United
Service
Organization
is
preparing
for
its
annual
holiday
meal
at
NAS
Pensacola.
11.19.12
October
Jobless
Rate
Florida's
unemployment
rate
fell
from
8.7
percent
in
September
to
8.5
percent
last
month,
its
lowest
point
in
nearly
four
years.
11.15.12
Election
Reform
Florida
elections
officials
met
behind
closed-doors
this
week
to
discuss
problems
with
this
year's
General
Election.
11.16.12
Berkland
Charges
More
charges
are
filed
against
a
former
medical
examiner,
in
connection
with
the
discovery
of
body
parts
in a
Pensacola
area
storage
unit.
11.16.12
Touart
Update
Prior
to
this
week's
meeting,
the
Escambia
County
Commission
got
an
earful
about
its
decision
to
temporarily
rehire
George
Touart.
11.15.12
UWF
Vets
Colloquium
The
UWF
Center
on
Aging
is
hosting
a
program
on
veteran
life
issues
this
Friday,
November
16
at
the
UWF
Conference
Center.
Center
director
Dr.
Rodney
Guttmann
has
details.
11.15.12
B-P
Grant
Award
Sixteen
non-profits
in
Escambia
and
Santa
Rosa
counties
will
split
a $7
million
grant
from
BP.
11.15.12
Stand
Your Ground
Hearing
The
task
force
formed
to
review
Florida's
Stand
Your
Ground
law,
held
their
final
public
hearing
this
week
in
Pensacola.
11.14.12
Wall
South
20th
This
year's
Veterans
Day
observance
highlighted
the
20th
anniversary
of
the
Wall
South;
it
was
the
first
monument
built
at
Veterans
Memorial
Park
in
Pensacola.
11.13.12
Veterans
Day
Parade
Chief
George
Dodge,
with
the
Thunderbird
Color
Guard
and
Gulf
Coast
Veterans
Advocacy
Council,
says
Pensacola's
annual
parade
will
be
the
largest
ever.
11.12.12
Florida
Hispanic
Vote
President
Obama
won
Florida
by a
narrow
margin,
thanks
in
part
to
the
state's
Hispanic
vote.
11.12.12
Library
Funding
Vote
The
Escambia
County
Commission
appears
headed
toward
a
vote
to
take
over
operation
of
the
West
Florida
Library
system
from
the
City
of
Pensacola.
11.9.12
Florida
Vote
Wrap
Up
The
Florida
vote
count
continued
for days,
but
played
no
part
in
the presidential
race.
Political
operatives
are
already
looking
ahead.
11.7.12
CMSgt.
Richardson
Walter
Richardson,
a retired
Tuskegee
Airman
and
Congressional
Gold Medal
recipient,
is
to
speak
at UWF's
Veterans
Day
program.
11.7.12
General
Election
Wrap
A
number
of
state
and
local
races
were
decided
Tuesday.
A
close
vote
in
Florida
doesn't
impact
the
presidential
race.
11.7.12
Commission
Races
Wilson
Robertson
is
reelected
to
the
Board
in
Escambia
County.
Also,
newcomers
Lumon
May and
Steven
Barry
win.
11.7.12
Miller
Reelected
Cong.
Jeff
Miller
easily
wins
reelection
to
the
First
District
seat
in
Florida.
11.7.12
Thomas
Reelected
Incumbent
Republican
Malcolm
Thomas
wins
a
second
term
as
Escambia
School
Superintendent.
11.7.12
UWF
Exit
Polling
UWF
political
science
students
fan
out
across
Escambia
County
on
Election
Day
to
conduct
exit
polling.
Professor
Jenna
Emery
oversaw
the
project.
11.6.12
PollyVote
Update
UWF
political
scientist,
Dr.
Al
Cuzan,
says
one
day
before
the
election,
his PollyVote
forecasting
model
gives
Obama
a
slight
edge
in
the
race
for
president.
11.6.12
Election
Preview
The
Early
Voting
period
was
plagued
by
long
lines.
Now
elections
officials
are
preparing
for
Tuesday's
precinct
voting.
11.6.12
Obama
Canvassing
With
a
few
days
to
go,
volunteers
at
President
Obama's
Pensacola
Field
Office
are
working
hard
to
get
out
the
vote.
11.5.12
Romney
Pcola
HQ
Romney
supporters
are
working
the
phones
to
shore
up
support
in
the
final
days
of
the
campaign.
11.5.12
DST
Ends
Daylight
Saving
Time
ended
over
the
weekend;
it's
a
good
time
to
check
home
fire
safety.
11.5.12
Blue
Angels
Commander
In a
change
of
command
ceremony
on
Sunday,
Cmdr.
Tom
Frosch
officially
takes
over
as
commander
of
the
Navy's
Flight
Demonstration
Team.
11.2.12
Touart
Returns
Former
Escambia
County
Administrator
George
Touart
has
been
tapped
to
temporarily
return
to
the
job,
in
the
wake
of
the
recent
firing
of
Randy
Oliver.
11.2.12
PollyVote
2012
Dr.
Al
Cuzan,
UWF
government
professor, discusses
his PollyVote
model
for
forecasting
presidential
elections;
right
now,
it's
Obama
by a
nose.
11.1.12
Early
Voting
Update
Gulf
Power
Co.
has
a
crew
in
Philadelphia,
while
the
Red
Cross
and
other
responders
are
gearing
up
to
assist
with
the
response
to
Super-storm
Sandy.
10.30.12
'12
Superintendent-Dem
Claudia
Brown-Curry
is
the
Democratic
candidate
for
Escambia
School
Superintendent,
making
her
third
run
for
the
office.
11.1.12
'12
Superintendent-GOP
Incumbent
Republican
Malcolm
Thomas
talks
about
his
run
for
another
term
as
Escambia
County
School
Superintendent.
10.31.12
Sandy
Response
Gulf
Power
Co.
has
a
crew
in
Philadelphia,
while
the
Red
Cross
and
other
responders
are
gearing
up
to
assist
with
the
response
to
Super-storm
Sandy.
10.30.12
Halloween
Safety
2012
Local
public
safety
officials
have
tips
for
a
fun
and
safe
celebration
of
Halloween.
10.30.12
Romney-Bay
Center
Republican
Presidential
nominee
Mitt
Romney
holds
a
"Victory
Tour"
rally
in
Pensacola.
10.29.12
Fall
Early
Voting
Starts
Florida
voters
go
to
the
polls
to
cast
their
ballots;
early
voting
began
on
Saturday
is
to
continue
until
Nov.
3rd.
10.29.12
Scott
ED
Plan
Governor
Rick
Scott
rolls
out
his
education
proposals,
including
the
establishment
of
charter
schools
by
local
districts.
10.29.12
Romney
Preview
Political
analysts
weigh
in
on
the
presidential
race
as
GOP
nominee
Mitt
Romney
prepares
for
a
weekend
rally
in
Pensacola.
10.26.12
SR
Transit
Ending
The
Santa
Rosa
County
Commission
is
pulling
the
plug
on
its
transit
bus
system.
The
last
day
is
Dec.
28th.
10.26.12
Meningitis
Update
10-25
Dr.
John
Armstrong
says
there
are
22
cases
and
3
deaths
in
Florida;
nation-wide
308
cases
with
24
deaths.
10.25.12
Bogus
Voting
Letters
Voters
in
the
area
are
receiving
official-looking
documents
that
question
their
eligibility
to
vote.
10.25.12
Mack
Pensacola
Visit
Cong.
Connie
Mack
IV,
Republican
candidate
for
U.S.
Senate
in
Florida,
holds
a
campaign
rally
in
Pensacola
this
week.
10.24.12
Caregivers
Vol
Training
Alzheimer's
Family
Services
is
holding
a
training
workshop
for
individuals
interested
in a
new
volunteer
program
aimed
at
assisting
care-givers.
10.24.12
West
Nile
Update
Escambia
County
is
now
reporting
14
cases
of
the
mosquito-borne
West
Nile
Virus.
10.23.12
Cuban
Missile
Crisis
II
In
part
two
of
our
look
back
at
the
Cuban
Missile
Crisis
fifty
years
ago
this
month,
the
gauntlet
is
thrown
down
and
the
world
edges
closer
to a
nuclear
confrontation.
10.23.12
Nelson
Campaign
Stop
Florida's
Democratic
incumbent
Bill
Nelson
brings
his
campaign
for
a
third
term
in
the
U.S.
Senate
to
Pensacola.
10.23.12
Nelson
Campaign
Stop
Florida's
Democratic
incumbent
Bill
Nelson
brings
his
campaign
for
a
third
term
in
the
U.S.
Senate
to
Pensacola.
10.23.12
Cuban
Missile
Crisis
I
Fifty
years
ago
this
month,
the
world
was
on
the
brink
of
nuclear
holocaust.
WUWF's
Dave
Dunwoody
has
part
one
of
his
look
back
at
the
Cuban
Missile
Crisis.
10.22.12
Debate
Analysis
Dr.
Brendan
Kelly,
a
presidential
debate
scholar
from
UWF,
talks
about
the
third
and
final
presidential
debate.
10.22.12
September
Jobless
Rate
Florida's
unemployment
rate
dropped
one-tenth
of a
percent
from
August
to
September,
to
8.7
percent.
That's
still
behind
the
larger
decline
nationwide.
10.22.12
Gulf
Consortium
Officials
from
Florida's
Gulf
Coast
counties
are
convening
the
Gulf
Consortium,
a
panel
required
by
the
RESTORE
Act
to
decide
on
how
to
spend
BP
oil
spill
funds.
10.22.12
Isaac
Disaster
Declared
After
a
successful
appeal,
President
Obama
signs
a
disaster
declaration
for
11
Florida
counties
due
to
damage
from
Hurricane
Isaac
in
August.
10.22.12
Oliver
Fired
Randy
Oliver
is
out
as
Escambia
County
administrator.
His
firing
comes
on
the
heels
of a
recent
performance
evaluation.
10.19.12
Bay
Bridge
Meeting
The
Florida
Department
of
Transportation
host
a
public
meeting
to
discuss
plans
to
replace
the
Pensacola
Bay
Bridge;
a
toll
is
being
considered
to
help
pay
for
it.
10.18.12
Gaetz-Ethics
Reform
Don
Gaetz,
incoming
president
of
the
Florida
Senate,
is
looking
to
beef
up
the
state's
ethics
and
election
laws.
10.18.12
New
Community
Center
Ribbon-cutting
was
held
this
week
for
the
new
community
complex
in
Molino.
10.17.12
Meningitis
Update
Escambia
County
now
reports
three
people
have
been
diagnosed
with
fungal
meningitis
(two
as
of
this
report).
Efforts
to
contact
the
hundreds
possibly
exposed
continues.
10.16.12
Navy
237th
Birthday
A
Navy-wide
"Eight
Bell"
ceremony
was
held
today
at
Pensacola
NAS,
to
honor
the
237th
birthday
of
the
U.S.
Navy.
10.12.12
Girl
Scouts
100
The
Girl
Scouts'
100th
anniversary
is
being
celebrated
with
a
reunion
event
Saturday
at
the
UWF
Conference
Center.
10.12.12
Library
Showdown
More
wrangling
over
funding
the
West
Florida
Library
System
may
lead
to
another
confrontation
between
the
City
of
Pensacola
and
Escambia
County.
10.12.12
Dugas
Slaying
Probe
Police
in
Pensacola
and
Winder,
GA
investigate
the
death
of a
local
man
thought
to
be
former
PNJ
reporter
Sean
Dugas;
twin
brothers
from
Pensacola
have
been
charged.
10.11.12
Traffic
Enforcement
Santa
Rosa
Sheriff
Wendell
Hall
wants
his
traffic
unit
back,
to
focus
in
part
on
speeding
in
the
Holly-By-the-Sea
area.
10.11.12
UWF
Downtown
Lectures
The
UWF
College
of
Arts
&
Sciences,
and
Dean
Jane
Halonen,
kicks
off
a
new
lecture
series
"UWF
Downtown." 10.10.12
Catholic
Charities
Gala
Organizers
Lindsey
Cannon
and
Marty
Vignes
discuss
the
fundraising
event
set
for
Saturday,
Oct.
13.
10.10.12
Meningitis
Risk
The
number
of
people
who've
gotten
sick
or
died
from
the recent
outbreak
of
fungal
meningitis
is
growing;
hundreds
possibly
exposed
locally.
10.9.12
Voter
Registration
Push
Efforts
to
sign
up
new
voters
for
the
General
Election
has
kicked
into
high
gear
in
recent
weeks,
in
advance
of
the
Oct.
9
deadline.
10.8.12
LGBT
Film
Fest
Organizer
Sara
Latshaw,
with
the
local
ACLU
chapter,
discusses
Pensacola's
inaugural
LGBT
Film
Festival
now
underway.
10.8.12
Highway
98
Upgrades
Highway
98
in
Santa
Rosa
is
the
subject
of a
safety
audit
aimed
at
protecting
bicyclists
and
pedestrians.
10.8.12
Fire
Prevention
Week
Florida
officials
are
highlighting
the
dangers
of
wildfires
during
National
and
State
Fire
Prevention
Week.
10.8.12
Nuclear
Plant
Review
The
Florida
Supreme
Court
heard
arguments
over
a
2006
law
allowing
utilities
to
charge
for
nuclear
power
plants
before
they're
built;
Gulf
Power
Company
could
be
impacted.
10.5.12
Registration
Deadline
Just
a
few
days
remain
for
first
time
voters
to
register
for
next
month's
General
Election.
10.5.12
Spay-Neuter
Grant
Emerald
Coast
Animal
Allies
is
managing
a
$25,000
grant
for
free
and
low-cost
procedures
in
Escambia
County;
Santa
Rosa
Animal
Services
has
a
grant
as
well.
10.5.12
New
CNG
Station
Pensacola's
first
Compressed
Natural
Gas-or
CNG-
station
is
now
open
for
business,
with
the
City,
Escambia
County
and
ECUA
as
its
first
customers.
10.4.12
McCain-Romney
Rally
Rep.
Arizona
Sen.
John
McCain
visits
the
area
to
stump
for
presidential
candidate
Mitt
Romney.
10.3.12
Bogus
Voter
Forms
The
State
Attorney's
Office
is
investigating
reports
of
suspicious
voter
registration
forms
in
Northwest
Florida.
10.1.12
Hayward
Veto
Upheld
The
first
mayoral
budget
veto
since
Pensacola's
new
charter
was
adopted
two
years
ago,
was
upheld
on a
6-3
vote
of
the
City
Council.
9.28.12
State
of
UWF
Judy
Bense,
president
of
UWF,
delivers
the
annual
State
of
the
University
address.
9.28.12
Veto
Vote
Preview
In a
news
conference,
Pensacola
Mayor
Ashton
Hayward
appeals
to
the
City
Council
to
uphold
his
budget
veto.
9.27.12
DOD
School
Grant
Department
of
Defense
has
awarded
a
grant
of
$1.35
million
to
four
Escambia
County
schools
with
large
populations
of
military-dependent
students.
9.27.12
FEMA
Denial
Appeal
Florida
Gov.
Rick
Scott
plans
to
appeal
FEMA's
rejection
of
federal
aid
for
Hurricane
Isaac
to
several
Florida
counties,
including
Escambia
and
Santa
Rosa.
9.26.12
Myers
v
Hayward
An
initial
hearing
is
held
Monday
in
the
lawsuit
filed
against
Pensacola
Mayor
Ashton
Hayward
by
City
Councilwoman
Sherri
Myers.
9.25.12
Yom
Kippur
Rabbi
Joel
Freekop,
from
Pensacola's
Temple
Beth-El,
discusses
the
Jewish
Day
of
Atonement,
which
begins
at
Sundown.
9.25.12
LWV
Assists
Electorate
Rosemary
Hays-Thomas,
co-president
of
the
League
of
Women
Voters
of
the
Pensacola
Bay
Area,
discusses
their
efforts
to
educate
voters
and
ensure
voter
access.
9.24.12
Military
Voter
Outreach
Okaloosa
leads
thirteen
Florida
counties
in a
voter
outreach
and
awareness
campaign
aimed
at
military
and
federal
civilian
workers
overseas.
9.21.12
G-P
Empowerment
Gulf
Power
Company
is
launching
a
number
of
business
initiatives
aimed
at
renewing
its
business
development
efforts.
9.21.12
BP
Claims
Help
Free
legal
advice
is
now
available
anyone
who
may
have
a
claim
from
the
BP
oil
spill,
with
additional
help
for
low-income
residents.
9.20.12
Op
Clean
Sweep
The
Escambia
County
Sheriff's
Office
is
holding
another
"Operation
Clean
Sweep"
event
today
on
the
second
anniversary
of
the
program
under
Sheriff
David
Morgan.
9.20.12
Voter
Registration
Rally
The
civil
rights
group
Movement
for
Change
is
holding
a
rally
Saturday
to
register
new
voters
before
the
October
9
deadline.
9.19.12
September
Gas
Prices
Several
factors
are
contributing
to
the
rise
in
crude
oil
prices,
and
prices
at
the
pumps
are
expected
to
follow
suit.
9.19.12
Scott
Education
Tour
Florida
Gov.
Rick
Scott
concludes
his
listening
tour
with
visits
to
schools
in
Fort
Walton
Beach
and
Crestview.
9.18.12
BOCC
Franchise
Fee
Escambia
commissioners
reject
a
proposal
to
raise
the
cap
on
the
Franchise
Fee
to
generate
up
to
three
million
dollars
annually
for
economic
development.
9.18.12
UWF
Noose
Dialogue
The
university
group
"Common
Ground"
is
hosting
an
update
and
continuing
discussion
Wednesday,
Sept.
19
regarding
the
discovery
of
two
nooses
on
campus
in
April.
9.17.12
SR
RESTORE
Council
The
Santa
Rosa
County
Commission
plans
to
create
a
new
panel
to
decide
how
to
spend
fine
money
from
the
B-P
oil
spill.
9.17.12
Coastal
Clean
Up
Across
the
region,
about
a
thousand
residents
plan
to
hit
their
local
beaches
Saturday
for
the
27th
International
Coastal
Clean
Up.
9.13.12
RESTORE
Committee
Escambia
commissioners
have
begun
to
lay
the
groundwork
for
a
panel
to
decide
how
to
spend
millions
of
dollars
from
the
RESTORE
Act.
9.14.12
Flea
Market
Visits
Florida's
longest
flea
market
will
wind
its
way
along
U-S
90,
including
downtown
Milton,
today
through
Sunday.
9.14.12
Maloy
Legacy
Dr.
Bill
Maloy
died
this
week
at
the
age
of
84.
The
former
Escambia
School
Superintendent
is
remembered
most
for
his
efforts
to
use
technology
to
promote
learning.
9.13.12
Oliver
on
Agenda
The
contract
of
Escambia
County
Administrator
Randy
Oliver
is
set
for
discussion
at
this
week's
Committee
of
the
Whole.
9.13.12
New
Coastkeeper
The
environmental
group
Emerald
Coastkeeper
is
close
to
getting
new
leadership.
9.12.12
9-11
Anniversary
During
Morning
Colors,
Pensacola
Naval
Air
Station
hosts
a
ceremony
commemorating
the
11th
anniversary
of
the
2001
terrorist
attacks.
9.11.12
Disaster
Prep
Month
On
this
anniversary
of
the
9-11
attacks
comes
a
reminder
that
September
is
"Preparedness
Month."
9.11.12
West
Nile
9-11
Two
more
cases
have
been
reported
for
a
total
of
seven
in
Escambia
County,
while
Okaloosa
reports
one
death
from
West
Nile
Virus.
9.11.12
ObamaCare
Program
The
Affordable
Care
Act
is
the
subject
of a
dinner
discussion
hosted
by
Coffee
Party
Pensacola
and
League
of
Women
Voters.
9.10.12
Body
Parts
Case
Michael
Berkland,
a
former
pathologist,
faces
charges
in
connection
with
the
discovery
of
body
parts
in a
self-storage
facility.
9.10.12
Voter
Readiness
Urged
Election
Supervisors
from
the
region
gathered
this
week
to
discuss
their
readiness
for
the
General
Election
and
to
also
urge
voters
to
prepare
for
the
long
ballot.
9.7.12
GINS
Road
Update
Officials
at
Gulf
Islands
National
Seashore
are
overseeing
the
clearing
and
repair
of
Fort
Pickens
Road
and
Highway
399,
which
were
damaged
by
Hurricane
Isaac.
9.7.12
Santa
Rosa
EDO
Santa
Rose
County
has
opened
its
new
Economic
Development
Office,
which
replaces
the
controversial
TEAM
Santa
Rosa
agency.
9.6.12
UWF
Fall
2012
President
Judy
Bense
discusses
the
record
enrollment
and
other
aspects
of
the University
of West Florida's
fall
semester,
which
was
delayed
by
Hurricane
Isaac.
9.6.12
PCIP
Grants
Grants
from
Pensacola's
Community
Initiative
Program
are
available
to
organized
community
groups.
9.6.12
Florida
at
D-N-C
Florida's
delegation
is
expected
to
play
a
major
role
at
the
Democratic
National
Convention
this
week
in
Charlotte,
NC.
9.5.12
Majestic
Candies
Prep
Since
announcing
plans
in
May,
company
leaders
have
been
working
to
prepare
for
opening
in
Downtown
Pensacola
by
the
end
of
the
year.
9.5.12
United
Way
Survey
United
Way
of
Escambia
County
is
conducting
a
series
of
assessment
surveys
to
help
prioritize
needs
and
use
of
resources.
9.4.12
Gov
Promotes
Tourism
In
the
aftermath
of
Hurricane
Isaac,
Florida
Gov.
Rick
Scott
visits
the
Pensacola
area
as
part
of
his
statewide
tour
to
encourage
tourists
to
visit.
8.31.12
Third
West
Nile
Case
With
confirmation
of a
third
case
of
West
Nile
Virus,
Escambia
County
health
officials
say
the
risk
of
more
cases
remains
high.
8.31.12
Labor
Day
Travel
Hurricane
Isaac,
and
rising
gas
prices
are
expected
to
have
little
impact
on
travel
this
Labor
Day
holiday
weekend.
8.30.12
Isaac
Update
Thurs
Northwest
Florida
and
South
Alabama
suffer
little
damage
as a
result
of
Hurricane
Isaac,
with
schools
and
government
offices
reopening
and
services
resuming.
8.30.12
Isaac
Update
Wed
AM
Escambia
County
officials
urge
final
preparations
and
decisions
about
evacuation,
as
Tropical
Storm
Isaac
moves
into
the
Gulf
of
Mexico.
8.29.12
Escambia
EOC
8-28
8am
Escambia
County
officials
warn
that
tropical
storm
conditions
and
flooding
are
expected
from
Tropical
Storm
Isaac.
8.28.12
Isaac
Update
Tues
AM Dave
Dunwoody
reports
on
the
latest
preparations
for
Tropical
Storm
Isaac,
including
the
evacuation
of
students
from
Naval
Air
Station
Pensacola.
8.28.12
Escambia
EOC
8-27
4pm
The
Hurricane
Warning
for
the
western
Florida
Panhandle
has
been
changed
to a
Tropical
Storm
Warning;
still
high
winds
and
lots
of
rain
still
expected.
8.27.12
Isaac
Update
Mon
PM
Local
and
state
officials
give
latest
storm
info.
Power
crews
ready
to
respond.
Landfall
inches
westward
toward
Louisiana.
8.27.12
Escambia
EOC
8-27 11a
Escambia
County
officials
urge
final
preparations
and
decisions
about
evacuation,
as
Tropical
Storm
Isaac
moves
into
the
Gulf
of
Mexico.
8.27.12
Isaac
Update
Monday
AM
Gov.
Rick
Scott
tells
residents
to
continue
storm
preparations.
Evacuation
orders
and
closings
are
announced.
8.27.12
Isaac
Prep
Friday
Florida'
officials
continue
to
prepare
for
a
stronger
Tropical
Storm
Isaac;
Republican
National
Convention
organizers
are
on
alert.
8.24.12
Isaac
Prep
Florida's
emergency
managers
urge
residents
to
get
ready
for
Tropical
Storm
Isaac;
the
forecast
calls
for
landfall
in
the
western
Panhandle.
8.24.12
Contract
on
Prosecutor
A
disbarred
attorney,
who
is
already
facing
racketeering
and
other
charges,
is
now
accused
of
trying
to
put
out
a
hit
on
the
lead
prosecutor
in
his
case.
8.23.12
Stolen
Base
Record
Pensacola
Blue
Wahoos'
shortstop
Billy
Hamilton
stole
four
bases
Tuesday,
surpassing
the
previous
record
of
145
stolen
bases
in a
season.
8.23.12
Local
RNC
Delegate
A
Milton
businessman
will
be a
delegate
at
the
Republican
National
Convention
next
week
in
Tampa.
8.23.12
Scott
on
FCAT
Florida
Gov.
Rick
Scott
may
be
thinking
a
bit
differently
about
the
future
role
of
exams
in
student
learning
in
the
state.
8.22.12
AAA
School
Safety
With
class
back
in
session,
Triple
A is
warning
drivers
to
be
extra
vigilant
in
school
zones.
8.22.12
Car
Seat
Safety
Training
The
Pensacola
Fire
Department
is
training
its
ranks
to
be
nationally
certified
in
car
seat
installations.
8.21.12
Marine
Memorial
The
nation's
first
Marine
Aviation
memorial
was
dedicated
Sunday
at
Veterans
Memorial
Park
in
downtown
Pensacola.
8.20.12
Florida
Lionfish
Rules
The
Florida
Fish
and
Wildlife
Commission
have
unveiled
new
rules
for
harvesting
invasive
lionfish.
8.21.12
School
Starts
Escambia
Superintendent
Malcolm
Thomas
talks
about
issues
relating
to
the
extra
hour
of
reading
at
six
elementary
schools
in
the
district.
8.20.12
July
Jobless
Rate
Florida's
unemployment
rate
is
on
the
rise
again,
going
from
8.6
percent
in
June
to
8.8
percent
last
month.
8.20.12
FEMA
Funds
Coming
After
years
of
appeals,
the
City
of
Pensacola
is
set
to
receive
over
one
million
dollars
in
funds
from
FEMA
related
to
Hurricane
Ivan
clean
up
in
2004.
8.17.12
Firefighters
Go
West
Florida's
Forest
Service
is
sending
firefighters
out
west
to
help
with
massive
wildfires.
8.17.12
Close
Commission
Race
The
race
for
Escambia
County
Commission
District
1
remains
too
close
to
call;
recount
up
to
the
canvassing
board.
8.16.12
West
Nile
Case
Escambia
County
health
officials
report
a
human
case
of
West
Nile
Virus;
local
and
state
health
leaders
offer
prevention
advice.
8.16.12
Primary
Election
Wrap
Some local
winners
are
Bruce
Miller,
Lumon
May, Pam
Childers,
David
Morgan,
Charles
Bare,
Mary
Beth
Jackson,
Don
Spencer,
and Tappie
Villane.
8.15.12
Primary
Preview
A
modest
turnout
is
expected
locally
for
the
2012
Primary
Election,
which
features
several
universal
races
that
are
open
to
all
voters
and
will
be
decided
at
the
end
of
the
day.
8.14.12
LWV
Voter
Info
The
Pensacola
Bay
Area
and
Okaloosa
chapters
of
the
League
of
Women
Voters
has
compiled
an
E-Voter
Guide
and
more
to
help
voters
in
the
Primary.
8.13.12
Gastro
Illness
Outbreak
Escambia
County
health
officials
offer
tips
to
help
stem
the
rise
in
gastro-intestinal
infections
in
the
county.
8.13.12
Old
Plant
Now
On
Sale
ECUA
board
members
officially
announce
planned
sale
of
the
old
sewage
treatment
plant
in
downtown
Pensacola.
8.10.12
Public
Defender
Race
Tuesday's
Primary
ballot
features
a
race
for
Public
Defender
of
Florida's
First
Judicial
Circuit.
There's
been
a
contentious
battle
for
the
office,
which
is
the
subject
of
two
state
probes.
8.9.12
Plant
Site
for
Sale
ECUA
is
set
to
make
the
official
announcement
that
the
"For
Sale"
sign
will
soon
be
out
at
the
downtown
Pensacola
site
of
the
old
wastewater
treatment
plant.
8.9.12
Discipline
Complaint
The
Southern
Poverty
Law
Center
has
filed
complaints
against
five
Florida
school
districts,
including
Escambia
and
Okaloosa,
over
racial
disparities
in
school
discipline.
8.8.12
Studer
Park
Agreement
Pensacola
Blue
Wahoos
owner
Quint
Studer
has
agreed
to
the
terms
of
new
lease
that
allows
for
the
first
private-sector
development
at
the
Community
Maritime
Park.
8.8.12
Crime
Task
Force
Local,
state,
and
federal
law
enforcement
officials
form
a
new
task
force
aimed
at
cracking
down
on
gun-related
crime
in
Pensacola
and
Escambia
County.
8.7.12
SR
Ballot
Error
Santa
Rosa
County
Attorney
Angie
Jones
discusses
the
Board
of
Commissioners'
removal
of a
ballot
referendum
due
to a
clerical
error.
8.7.12
Mars
Landing
The
unmanned
rover
Curiosity
lands
safely
on
the
surface
of
Mars;
a
closer
look
at
the
rover
and
future
of
exploration
on
the
Red
planet.
8.6.12
Hospice
Food
Drive
Throughout
the
month
of
August,
Emerald
Coast
Hospice
is
conducting
a
food
collection
drive
for
Manna
Food
Pantries.
8.6.12
Hands
Across
Sand
People
will
gather
on
their
local
beaches
Saturday
to
show
their
opposition
to
offshore
drilling
and
support
for
clean
energy
sources.
8.3.2
Primary
Early
Voting
Supervisors
of
Elections
across
Florida
are
readying
for
the
primary
election
early
voting
period,
from
Aug.
4-11.
8.3.12
Sales
Tax
Holiday
Residents
of
Alabama
and
Florida
will
enjoy
tax
free
shopping
on
clothing
and
school
supplies.
8.3.12
TB
New
Protocol
Florida
health
officials
are
out
with
new
a
new
statewide
tuberculosis
protocol
for
counties.
8.2.12
Chick
Fil
A
Day
Residents
packed
area
Chick
fil
A
restaurants
to
show
support
for
the
company
president
after
his
recent
remarks
opposing
same-sex
marriage.
8.2.12
Powell
Indicted
John
Powell,
a
candidate
for
Escambia
County
Sheriff',
was
arrested
on a
charge
of
accepting
illegal
cash
campaign
contributions.
7.31.12
Corruption
Risk
Report
Integrity
Florida
is
out
with
a
report
on
financial
disclosure
among
Florida
lawmakers.
7.31.12
Extra
Hot
July
"Mother
Nature"
is
adding
to
the
region's
expected
hot
summer,
with
heat
advisories
on
tap
for
the
final
week
in
July.
7.31.12
Distracted
Driving
Research
by a
UWF
psychology
professor
shows
that
just
talking
on a
cell
phone
is
enough
of a
distraction
to
increase
the
risk
of a
crash.
7.26.12
TEAM
Demise
What's
left
of
TEAM
Santa
Rosa
could
be
resolved
this
week
by a
vote
of
the
Santa
Rosa
County
Commission.
7.25.12
July
Gas
Prices
After
weeks
of
declines
at
the
pumps,
fuel
prices
are
climbing
again.
7.25.12
Powell
Grand
Jury
A
grand
jury
will
decide
whether
charges
will
be
filed
against
an
Escambia
County
sheriff's
candidate
for
accepting
illegal
campaign
contributions.
7.24.12
SBA
Drought
Loans
The
Small
Business
Administration
is
set
to
provide
assistance
to
eligible
entities
in
Northwest
Florida
due
to
drought-related
financial
losses.
7.23.12
Pensacola
Branding
"Pensacola:
The
Upside
of
Florida"
is
the
tag
line
for
the
City's
new
brand
identity
campaign
that
was
unveiled
by
Mayor
Ashton
Hayward.
7.19.12
School
Day
Extended
In
an
effort
to
boost
reading
skills,
Escambia
County
School
Board
members
have
voted
to
add
an
hour
to
the
day
for
six
elementary
schools.
7.18.12
Medicaid
Costs
Cut
Escambia,
Santa
Rosa
and
Okaloosa
counties
are
among
those
getting
a
break
on
the
amount
they
owe
on
past-due
Medicaid
bills.
7.18.12
TB
in
Florida
A
Florida
lawmaker
calls
for
a
state
probe
into
a
previously
unreported
outbreak
of
tuberculosis
in
Jacksonville,
as
the
the
last
hospital
focused
on
treatment
is
closed.
7.16.12
Utility
Payment
Scam
A
new
scam
sweeping
Florida
and
the
nation
claims
that
a
new
federal
stimulus
program
will
pay
your
utility
bills.
7.13.12
Flood
Aid
Rejected
Escambia
County
and
residents
impacted
by
last
month's
floods
will
not
be
getting
help
from
Uncle
Sam.
7.12.12
Escambia
School
Grades
Sup.
Malcolm
Thomas
discusses
the
newly
released
report
card
for
elementary
and
middle
schools.
Escambia
receives
seven
D's
and
three
F's.
7.12.12
Integrity
Florida
Dan
Krassner,
director
of
watchdog
group
Integrity
Florida,
calls
for
reform
of
the
state's
ethics
commission
to
give
it
the
power
to
initiate
its
own
investigations
7.12.12
Blues
Beach
Show
Final
preparations
are
being
made
for
the
Blue
Angels'
annual
air
show
this
week
over
Pensacola
Beach;
officials
offer
tips
for
people
planning
to
attend.
7.11.12
Mental
Health
Study
University
of
West
Florida
professor
Glenn
Rohrer
is
project
director
for
a $5
million
mental
health
study
funded
by
B-P,
in
the
aftermath
of
the
2010
oil
spill.
7.11.12
Restore
Act-Nelson
U-S
Senator
Bill
Nelson
toured
talked
with
local
officials
this
week
to
offer
more
details
about
how
Restore
Act
funds
will
be
distributed.
7.10.12
Restore
Act
Signed
President
Barrack
Obama
signs
the
Transportation
bill,
which
will
bring
billions
of
dollars
for
the
Gulf
Coast's
recovery
from
the
2010
oil
spill.
7.6.12
Stormy
Weather
Damage
Recent
thunderstorms
across
the
region
result
in
some
flooding
and
property
damage.
7.6.12
EHS
Fire
One
month
after
flood
waters
caused
damage
at
Escambia
High
School,
several
classrooms
are
damaged
by
fire
due
to
arson.
7.5.12
Airbus
In
Mobile
Airbus
announces
plans
to
build
its
first
U-S
aircraft
assembly
plant
in
Mobile,
with
plans
to
hire
1,000
people.
7.3.12
Restore
Benefits
Cong.
Jeff
Miller
weighs
in
on
the
RESTORE
Act,
which
will
bring
funds
to
Florida
and
the
other
states
most
impacted
by
the
2010
Gulf
oil
spill.
7.3.12
Summer
Job
Fair
Several
hundred
people
attended
a
career
fair
hosted
recently
by
Workforce
EscaRosa
and
Pensacola
State
College.
7.3.12
Tax
Collector
Office
The
Escambia
County
Tax
Collector's
office
in
Cantonment
has
been
relocated
to
Molino.
7.2.12
Fireworks
Safety
Officials
urge
caution
when
celebrating
the
Fourth
of
July
with
fireworks.
7.2.12
ACA-Hospitals
Local
hospital
officials
share
thoughts
on
the
Supreme
Court
ruling
to
uphold
the
Affordable
Care
Act.
6.29.12
Healthcare
Law
Upheld
The
U-S
Supreme
Court
upholds
President
Obama's
Affordable
Care
Act;
draws
both
praise
and
fire
in
political
circles.
6.29.12
Election
Preview
A
UWF
political
science
professor
reviews
some
Escambia
County
races
to
watch;
Commission
District
3
and
Clerk
of
Court.
6.29.12
NEA
Rep
Assembly
The
overuse
of
"high-stakes"
standardized
testing
is a
discussion
topic
at
this
year's
N-E-A
meeting
and
Rep
Assembly.
6.29.12
July
4th
Travel
Triple
A
projects
42-
million
people
will
hit
the
road
over
the
4th
of
July
holiday,
a 5%
increase
over
last
year.
6.28.12
Annexation
Plan
The
Pensacola
City
Council
approves
Mayor
Hayward's
initial
plan
to
grow
the
city
through
voluntary
annexation.
6.27.12
Debby-Pensacola
Beach
Tropical
Storm
Debby
brings
rough
surf
to
Pensacola
Beach;
as
it
turns
away
from
Northwest
Florida
and
towards
the
Big
Bend
area,
local
officials
urge
preparation
for
the
next
storm.
6.26.12
TS
Debby
Update
Tropical
Storm
Debby
steers
away
from
Northwest
Florida,
but
rough
surf
remains
a
hazard.
6.25.12
Prep
for
Debby
Weather
and
county
officials
discuss
what
to
expect
from
Tropical
Storm
Debby;
discuss
preparedness.
6.25.12
Gatlin-Olympic
Trials
Justin
Gatlin,
the
100
meters
Olympic
gold
medalist
in
2004,
is
again
trying
to
make
the
U-S
Olympic
team,
after
a
four-year
doping
ban.
6.22.12
Myers
v.
Hayward
Sherri
Myers,
Pensacola
City
Councilwoman,
sues
Mayor
Ashton
Hayward
over
his
communications
policy.
6.22.12
Fortnight
for
Freedom
Roman
Catholic
bishops
are
launching
a
series
of
events
in
opposition
to
elements
of
President
Obama's
health
care
plan.
6.21.12
Political
Workshop
The
Women's
Civic
Forum,
founded
by
Diane
Mack,
is
hosting
a
campaign
workshop
for
women
Saturday
at
New
World
Inn.
6.21.12
Rate
Cut
Approved
The
Florida
Public
Service
Commission
has
voted
to
approve
a
rate
cut
for
Gulf
Power
Company;
plans
for
a
nuclear
plant
in
Escambia
in
doubt.
6.20.12
Flood
Insurance
Bobby
Emmons,
local
insurance
executive
discusses
issues
related
to
flood
insurance,
in
the
aftermath
of
the
recent
flooding.
6.20.12
Ferry
Service
Local,
state
and
federal
entities
have
renewed
efforts
to
establish
ferry
service
across
Pensacola
Bay.
6.19.12
Elder
Abuse
The
Florida
Department
of
Children
and
Families
hosts
event
highlighting
Elder
Abuse
Awareness.
6.18.12
Car
Burglaries
Pensacola
Police
make
arrests
in
connection
with
car
burglaries
at
the
Escambia
School
District
headquarters;
offer
auto
security
tips.
6.15.12
Post-Flood
Mold
Pensacola
area
residents
cleaning
up
their
flooded
property
are
urged
to
take
precaution
to
avoid
health
issues
related
to
mold.
6.15.12
UWF
-
Scenic
Hills
The
UWF
Board
of
Trustees
approves
plans
by
its
development
arm
to
borrow
$1.1
million
to
purchase
the
nearby
golf
course
and
country
club.
6.14.12
Hurlburt
Osprey
Crash
Five
Hurlburt
Field
airmen
are
recovering
from
injuries
received
in
Wednesday
night's
crash
of
their
CV-22
Osprey.
6.14.12
Blount
School
Demo
The
Pensacola
City
Council
approves
Mayor
Hayward's
plan
to
raze
the
old
school
and
get
rid
of
city
eyesores.
6.14.12
Disaster
Request
In
the
aftermath
of
the
recent
flooding,
members
of
the
local
legislative
delegation
are
joining
to
ask
for
a
disaster
declaration.
6.14.12
Sweet
Adelines
The
local
chapter,
the
Pensacola
Sound
Chorus,
is
set
to
perform
for
the
first
time
in
two
years.
6.14.12
Flooded
Jail
Over
100
inmates
have
been
released,
as
the
Escambia
County
Jail
undergoes
post-flood
cleanup
and
repair.
6.13.12
BBB-Flood
Scams
The
Better
Business
Bureau
offers
advise
on
flood
insurance
and
warns
of
post-flood
scams.
6.13.12
Flood
Damage
Weekend
flood
waters
start
to
recede;
local
officials
and
residents
begin
to
clean
up
and
assess
the
damage.
6.12.12
State
of
City
The
mayor
of
Pensacola,
Ashton
Hayward,
delivers
his
second
State
of
the
City
address.
6.12.12
Flood
Blood
Shortage
The
weekend
flood
took
a
toll
on
donations
to
Northwest
Florida
Blood
Services.
6.12.12
Pensacola
Flooding
A
deluge
of
rainfall
over
the
weekend
has
left
many
neighborhoods
and
roadways
underwater
in
southern
Escambia
and
Santa
Rosa
Counties.
6.11.12
LWV
Registration
A
judge's
ruling
has
cleared
the
way
for
the
League
of
Women
Voters
local
chapter
to
resume
voter
registration
efforts.
6.11.12
Five
Flags
Dedication
Plaza
de
Luna
downtown
now
includes
a
series
of
plaques
celebrating
Pensacola's
history
as a
"City
of
Five
Flags."
Pensacola
PRIDE
The
week-long
series
of
events
celebrate
the
Lesbian,
Gay,
Bisexual,
and
Transgender,
or
LGTB,
community.
6.8.12
Rip
Current
Awareness
With
Red
Flags
flying,
beach
visitors
are
being
kept
out
of
the
water;
safety
officials
discuss
how
to
handle
rough
surf
conditions.
6.8.12
Snyder
Oil
Update
Dr.
Richard
Snyder,
a
researcher
at
UWF,
says
their
findings
show
most
of
the
oil
from
the
B-P
spill
is
gone
from
Florida
waters.
6.7.12
Integrity
Florida
A
report
from
a
new
government
watchdog
group
shows
Florida
leads
the
nation
in
the
number
of
federal
corruption
convictions.
6.7.12
Bishop
Ordination
Gregory
Parkes
has
been
installed
as the
fifth
bishop
of
the
Pensacola-Tallahassee
Catholic
Diocese.
6.6.12
BOHAN
Hired
Nashville-based
BOHAN
is
one
of
two
out-of-town
companies
hired
by
Visit
Pensacola
to
develop
a
tourism
marketing
plan.
6.5.12
Venus
Sighting
A
rare
"Transit
of
Venus"
can
be
seen
today
along
the
Gulf
Coast.
6.5.12
Miller
Twitter
Account
Cong.
Jeff
Miller's
Chief
of
Staff
apologizes
over
use
of
his
boss'
Twitter
account
to
question
the
citizenship
of
President
Obama.
6.5.12
New
Voter
Cards
Registered
voters
are
getting
new
cards
that
reflect
changes
in
redistricting.
6.4.12
Hurricane
Season
Opens
Emergency
managers
urge
residents
to
be
prepared
on
this
first
day
of
the
2012
Atlantic
Hurricane
Season.
6.1.12
CNG
Fueling
Station
Emerald
Coast
Utilities
Authority
breaks
ground
for
a
refueling
station
for
its
new
fleet
of
vehicles
that
run
on
compressed
natural
gas
of
"CNG."
6.1.12
Gulf
Power
Rate
Cut
Emerald
Coast
Utilities
Authority
breaks
ground
for
a
refueling
station
for
its
new
fleet
of
vehicles
that
run
on
compressed
natural
gas
of
"CNG."
5.31.12
Manna
Struggles
Emerald
Coast
Utilities
Authority
breaks
ground
for
a
refueling
station
for
its
new
fleet
of
vehicles
that
run
on
compressed
natural
gas
of
"CNG."
5.30.12
Hot
May
Forecasters
say
the
Florida-Alabama
gulf
coast
is
experiencing
record
hot
weather.
5.30.12
Memorial
Day
2012
The
annual
observance
at
Veterans
Memorial
Plaza
in
Pensacola,
included
groundbreaking
for
a
new
Marine
Aviation
monument.
5.28.12
GINS
Museum
Reopens
Eight
years
after
near
decimation
by
Hurricane
Ivan,
the
museum
at
Fort
Pickens
has
officially
reopened.
5.25.12
IHMC
Robots
The
2012
Dynamic
Walking
Conference,
hosted
by
the
Institute
for
Human
and
Machine
Cognition,
includes
a
robotics
demonstration.
5.25.12
Military
Scams
With
Memorial
Day
approaches,
the
Better
Business
Bureau
warns
of
scams
targeting
the
military
and
their
families.
5.25.12
Cookout
Food
Safety
Memorial
Day
Weekend
kicks
off
the
summer
grilling
season
starting,
prompting
reminders
about
the
safe
handling
and
preparation
of
food
when
cooking
outdoors.
5.25.12
Hurricane
Drill
Escambia
County's
emergency
management
team
joins
the
annual
statewide
hurricane
exercise,
"Gispert."
5.24.12
Century
Marketing
Officials
in
Century
are
proposing
a
five-year
marketing
plan
for
the
north
Escambia
County
town,
in
hopes
of
drawing
new
industries.
5.24.12
Downtown
Milton
Ryan
Arvay
with
Main
Street
Milton
talks
about
the
city's
listing
as
one
of
the
Florida's
eleven
Most
Endangered
Historic
sites.
5.23.12
Space
X
Launch
The
U-S
space
program
enters
its
next
chapter,
as a
commercial
rocket
takes
off
this
week
for
the
International
Space
Station.
5.23.12
Hurricane
Prep
Emergency
management
officials
and
responders
participate
this
week
in
the
annual
statewide
hurricane
exercise,
this
year
named
"Gispert."
5.22.12
Memorial
Day
Travel
The
nation's
roadways
will
be
busy,
but
with
travelers
staying
closer
to
home
this
year.
5.22.12
Habitat
Blitz
Build
Pensacola
Habitat
For
Humanity
participates
in
Habitat
International's AmeriCorps
Build-a-Thon,
constructing
six
homes
in
the
Ensley
area.
5.18.12
Belmont
Center
Move
The
Belmont
Arts
Center
in
Pensacola
gets
the
go
head
to
move
to a
new
larger
building
in
the
downtown
area.
5.17.12
Rogers
Competency
A
man
suspected
in a
fire
at a
Pensacola
clinic
that
provides
abortions
could
be
closer
to
trial,
if
found
competent.
Psychologist
David
Josephs
discusses
the
mental
evaluation
process.
5.14.12
Ambition
Commissioned
Commissioning
of
the
National
Flight
Academy,
USS
Ambition,
is
held
aboard
Pensacola
NAS.
5.11.12
Stamp
Out
Hunger
Letter
carriers
in
the
region
join
others
across
the
nation
for
their
annual
food
drive.
5.11.12
Gay
Marriage
Stance
President
Obama's
decision
to
comes
out
in
favor
of
gay
marriage
is
drawing
both
praise
and
criticism.
5.11.12
TEAM
SR
Search
The
Santa
Rosa
County
Commission
and
TEAM
leaders
remain
at
odds
over
the
search
for
a
new
CEO
for
the
economic
development
organization.
5.10.12
Voting
Prep
With
three
months
to
go,
elections
officials
are
urging
voters
to
ready
for
the
August
14th
primary.
5.9.12
Whiting
Power
Update
Gulf
Power
Company
begins
work
in
July
on
energy-saving
updates
at
NAS
Whiting
Field
in
Milton.
5.8.12
Olde
Seville
Concerts
Organizers
of
the
free
summer
concert
series
in
historic
Seville
Square
say
this
will
be
the
last
season,
unless
another
group
takes
over.
5.8.12
Arson
Awareness
State
forestry
officials
are
reminding
residents
about
the
dangers
of
setting
the
woods
on
fire.
5.8.12
Mosquito
Season
Open
Mosquitoes
are
starting
to
appear
in
Northwest
Florida;
officials
note
a
higher
than
usual
rise
in
the
pest's
population.
5.7.12
Waterfront
Mission
Goodbye
After
40
years
in
downtown
Pensacola,
the
Waterfront
Rescue
Mission
is
moving
to
new
digs;
holds
last
chapel
service
in
old
building.
5.4.12
Majestic
Candies
Coming
The
Greater
Pensacola
Chamber
of
Commerce
unveils
"Project
Sugar;"
announces
deal
to
bring
a
new
candy
company
to
downtown.
5.4.12
VFP
Rally
Veterans
For
Peace
will
hold
a
weekend
rally
to
oppose
military
action
against
Iran.
5.3.12
Blue
Angels
Boss
Commander
Tom
Frosch
will
be
Commanding
Officer
of
the
Navy's
Blue
Angels
for
the
2013-14
seasons.
5.2.12
Artists'
Row
The
Saturday event,
organized
by
Sonja
Griffin-Evans,
features
a
variety
of
original
works
by
fellow
local
artists.
5.2.12
ID
Theft
Prevention
The
BBB
is
joining
with
other
groups
to
fight
I.D.
theft
by
hosting
a
"shredding
event"
on
Friday.
5.2.12
Stand
Ground
Review
A
task
force
appointed
by
Gov.
Rick
Scott
begins
review
of
the
state's
"Stand
Your
Ground"
law.
Local
attorney
Ken
Bell
is
on
the
panel.
5.1.12
Santa
Rosa
Express
Santa
Rosa
Transit
is
now
running
more
daily
express
routes
linking
with
ECAT
in
Escambia
County.
5.1.12
Election
Sups
Ranked
Some
county
elections
officials
are
upset
over
Gov.
Rick
Scott's
plan
to
rank
them.
4.30.12
Redistricting
Plan
Ok
Niceville
Sen.
Don
Gaetz
discusses
the
Florida
Supreme
Court's
recent
approval
of
the
Senate's
latest
reapportionment
map.
4.27.12
USS
Okaloosa
Bell
A
monument,
featuring
the
bell
from
the
WWII
ship
USS
Okaloosa,
was
dedicated
in a
ceremony
at
Northwest
Florida
Regional
Airport.
4.27.12
RX
Drug
Roundup
Emerald
Coast
Utilities
Authority
partners
with
law
enforcement
for
the
safe
disposal
of
leftover
prescription
drugs.
4.26.12
Sacred
Heart
Expands
Ten
months
after
the
announcement,
Sacred
Heart
Hospital
breaks
ground
on a
major
expansion
that
will
go
up,
instead
of
out.
4.26.12
Gas
Tax
Proposal
Escambia
County's
delinquent
Medicaid
bill
and
budget
shortfall
are
fueling
calls
for
a
new
gas
tax
to
fund
mass
transit.
4.25.12
SR
Joins
Lawsuit
Santa
Rosa
County
has
joined
Escambia
in a
lawsuit
challenging
the
state's
new
Medicaid
law.
4.25.12
D-O-T
Toll
Bill
Gov.
Rick
Scott
considers
a
bill
that
gives
Florida
D-O-T
sole
authority
to
impose
tolls
on
new
and
existing
bridges,
such
as a
new
Pensacola
Bay
Bridge.
4.24.12
April
Gas
Prices
After
a
rise
to
around
$4
per
gallon,
gas
prices
have
been
dropping
this
past
week.
4.24.12
State
Funds
for
Port
The
$70
billion
budget
signed
by
Florida
Gov.
Rick
Scott
includes
$2
million
for
improvements
to
the
Port
of
Pensacola.
4.23.12
March
Jobless
Rate
Florida's
unemployment
rate
for
March
dropped
slightly
to 9
percent.
4.23.12
Oil
Spill
-
Year
Two
Mike
Utsler,
head
of
B-P's
Gulf
Coast
Restoration
Organization,
updates
recovery
efforts
on
the two-year
anniversary
of
the
April
2010
gulf
oil
spill.
4.20.12
UWF
Nooses
Probe
University
of
West
Florida
Police
Chief
John
Warren
discusses
the
ongoing
investigation
following
the
discovery
of
two
nooses
on
campus.
4.20.12
County
Joins
Lawsuit
Escambia
County
decides
to
take
part
in a
lawsuit
challenging
the
state's
new
Medicaid
law.
4.19.12
UWF Projects
Begin
Proposals
are
being
sought
for
construction
of a
new
hotel
at
the
east
entrance.
Bistro
Blue,
a
new
diner
car,
will
soon
operate
under
the
oaks.
4.19.12
Park
Dedication
Set
A
public
event
is
being
planned
to
mark
the
official
dedication
of
the
new
Community
Maritime
Park
on
the
downtown
Pensacola
waterfront.
4.19.12
UWF
Farmers
Market
Local
growers
take
part
in
the
University
of
West
Florida's
Earth
Day
celebration.
4.18.12
Lawsuit
Considered
Escambia
County
decides
today
whether
to
join
a
lawsuit
challenging
the
state's
new
Medicaid
law.
4.17.12
VPK
Sign
Up
Applications
are
being
accepted
by
the
Early
Learning
Coalition
of
Escambia
County
for
its
Voluntary
Pre-K
program.
4.16.12
Library
Funding
Debate
Escambia
Commissioners
discuss
ways
to
offset
a
major
cut
to
the
West
Florida
Public
Library
System;
library
backers
pack
the
meeting
room.
4.13.12
Nelson
on
RESTORE
U.S.
Sen.
Bill
Nelson
visits
Pensacola
to
share
latest
on
the
RESTORE
Act,
which
mandates
80%
of
fines
from
the
BP
oil
spill
go
to
restore
the
Gulf
Region.
4.11.12
UWF
Earth
Day
The
University
of
West
Florida
celebrates
Earth
Day
2012
with
a
festival
and
farmer's
market.
4.17.12
Central
Europe
Trip
UWF
History
professor
Dan
Miller
is
organizing
his
8th
major
tour
of
Central
Europe;
seeks
additional
individuals
to
go
along.
4.12.12
Library
Funding
Meeting
Supporters
of
the
West
Florida
Public
Library
System
are
rallied
to
voice
funding
concerns
Thursday
to
Escambia
commissioners.
4.11.12
Tobias
Wolff
The
noted
author
and
Stanford
University
professor
is
2012
Writer
in
Residence
at
UWF.
A
public
reading
was
held
Wednesday.
4.10.12
Wildfire
Awareness
This
week
state
Fire
Service
officials
are
sending
out
a
reminder
on
how
residents
can
protect
against
wildfires.
4.10.12
Local
Sports
History
Bubba
Watson,
a
native
of
Bagdad,
wins
the
2012 Masters
Championship,
his
first
major
PGA
title;
the
Pensacola
Ice
Flyers
win
a
chance
to
play
for
the
President's
Cup;
and minor
league
baseball
is
back
in
Pensacola. 4.9.12
Sir
Lattimore
Brown
About
two
years
after
moving
to
Pensacola,
the
life
and
career
of
the R&B
musician
are
finally
back
on
track.
Then,
in
an
instant,
it
was
all
gone.
(Part
5)
4.6.12
Call
for
O-Negative
Northwest
Florida
Blood
Services
has
an
urgent
need
for
O-negative
blood
donations.
4.6.12
Sir
Lattimore
Brown
As
he
deals
with
a
major
illness,
the
R&B
musician
is
reunited
with
the
daughter
he
abandoned
decades
before
and
starts
to
record
again.
(Part
4)
4.5.12
Blue
Wahoos
Debut
Minor
league
baseball
returns
to
Pensacola,
with
tonight's
opening
of
the
new
Pensacola
Blue
Wahoos'
inaugural
season.
4.5.12
Sir
Lattimore
Brown
After
a
series
of
tragic
events,
the
soul
singer
finds
new
friends
in
Pensacola,
who
help
him
get
back
on
his
feet.
(Part
3)
4.4.12
Women's
Conference
Dr.
Rosemary
Hays-Thomas
and
student
Aphrodite
Kocieda
talk
about
the
11th
annual
UWF
Women's
Studies
Conference.
4.4.12
VP
Sweepstakes
As
Mitt
Romney
closes
in
on
the
GOP
presidential
nomination,
potential
running
mates
may
want
to
check
out
the
1920
election.
4.4.12
Medicaid
Cuts
Library
A
new
law
requiring
counties
to
pay
back
Medicaid
charges
may
leave
a
major
gap
in
the
funding
of
the
Escambia
library
system.
4.4.12
Sir
Lattimore
Brown
Nicole
Sturgill
continues
the
story,
with
rumors
of
the
musician's
premature
death
and
how
a
series
of
tragic
events
brought
him
to
Pensacola.
(Part
2)
4.3.12
UWF
Cherry
Blossoms
The
University
of
West
Florida
takes
part
in
local
celebration
of
100th
anniversary
of
Japan's
gift
of
cherry
trees
to
Washington,
D.C.
4.3.12
Sir
Lattimore
Brown
Nicole
Sturgill
reports
on
the
life
of
the soul
singer,
who
was
in
the
midst
of a
comeback,
when
died
in
Pensacola
one
year
ago.
(Part
1) 4.2.12
Medicaid
Law
Local
county
officials
oppose
a
new
law
that
places
counties
on
the
hook
for
$300
million
in
disputed
health
care
charges.
4.2.12
UWF
Budget
Town
Hall
Facing
an
$11.9
million
cut
for
next
fiscal
year,
UWF
officials
look
for
ideas
on
new
spending
plan
tactics,
including
"Carry-Forward"
monies.
3.30.12
Ok
Schools
Smoke
Free
The
Okaloosa
County
School
District
joins
others
in
the
region
in
banning
tobacco.
3.29.12
Gas
Price
Myths
Gas
prices
continue
their
pre-seasonal
rise;
there
are
several
reasons
for
the
increase.
3.29.12
Trayvon
Martin
Vigil
Pensacola
residents
gather
for
a
rally
Monday
to
support
the
slain
teen's
family
and
protest
the
handling
of
his
shooting
death.
3.28.12
UWF
Spring
Festival
Jeff
Comeau,
festival
director,
discusses
the
12th
annual
"Festival
on
the
Green"
set
for
this Friday
and
Saturday.
3.29.12
Cobra
Controversy
There's
a
debate
over keepng
a
Vietnam-era
helicopter
at
Pensacola
Veterans
Park,
as
plans
for
a
new
monument
to
Marine
Aviation
moves
forward.
3.28.12
SR
Meth
Bust
The
Santa
Rosa
Sheriff's
Office
announces
a
mass
methamphetamine
bust,
netting
20
methamphetamine
labs
and
71
arrests.
3.28.12
City
Pension
Crisis
Pensacola
leaders
are
working
to
stem
a
funding
crisis
in
the
city's
pension
program.
3.27.12
Bath
Salts
Ban
Florida
Gov.
Rick
Scott
signs
a
law
that
ratchets
up
the
state's
ban
on
synthetic
drugs.
3.27.12
Stand
Your
Ground
Florida's
Stand
Your
Ground
law
is
coming
under
national
scrutiny
in
the
wake
of
the
shooting
death
of
Trayvon
Martin
last
month.
3.26.12
Asperger's-Inclusion
UWF's
Inclusion
Spotlight
series
features
Anita
Lesko
and
her
life
with
Asperger's
Syndrome.
3.26.12
SR
Court
Renovation
Santa
Rosa
Commission
votes
to
move
forward
with
renovating
the
old
county
courthouse.
3.23.12
Onuffer
in
Bake-Off
Crestview
resident
Dawn
Onnufer
is a
finalist
in
the
45th
Pillsbury
Bake-Off
Monday,
Mar.
26
in
Orlando;
the
grand
prize
is
$1
million. 3.23.12
Jeb
for
Mitt
Former
Florida
Governor
Jeb
Bush
endorses
Mitt
Romney
for
the
Republican
nomination
for
president.
3.22.12
New
Bishop
Father
Gregory
L.
Parkes
has
been
chosen
by
Pope
Benedict
XVI
as
the
next
bishop
of
the
Diocese
of
Pensacola-Tallahassee.
3.21.12
Airport
Drill
Pensacola
International
Airport
is
holding
a
full-
scale
emergency
exercise
today;
traffic
near
the
airport
to
be
rerouted.
3.21.12
Okaloosa
Cyber
Scam
The
Okaloosa
County
Sheriff's
Office
is
warning
residents
to
be
wary
of
email
scam
artists
claiming
to
be
in
trouble
overseas.
3.20.12
Blount
School
Razing
Less
than
a
year
after
purchasing
the
old
school
building,
the
City
of
Pensacola
is
moving
closer
to
demolishing
it.
3.19.12
Navy
Security
Exercise
Starting
next
week,
Navy
bases
across
the
U.S.
will
go
on
shutdown
for
a
comprehensive
security
exercise.
3.16.12
St.
Michael's
Crashes
After
three
traffic
crashes
into
Pensacola's
historic
cemetery,
there
are efforts
to
guard
against
future
incidents. 3.15.12
Library
Update
Completion
of a
new
West
Florida
Public
Library
is
just
a
few
months
away.
3.15.12
Flood
Safety
Awareness
During
National
Flood
Safety
Awareness
Week,
emergency
officials
share
advice
for
protecting
life
and
property.
3.15.12
Spring
Break
Prep
Pensacola
Beach
has
a
larger
contingent
of
lifeguards
to
welcome
and
protect
spring
break
visitors.
3.14.12
Gulf
Power
Hike
Gulf
Power
Company
customers
will
see
higher
bills
beginning
next
month.
3.13.12
Gas
Prices
Rising
Prices
at
the
pump
rose
almost
a
nickel
over
the
weekend,
now
up
to
$3.80
per
gallon
nationwide.
3.13.12
UWF
Ecosystem
As
UWF
Master
Plan
projects
are
constructed,
state
and
federal
officials
will
monitor
to
help
limit impact
on
the
campus
ecosystem.
3.12.12
Restore
Act
Passed
The
U-S
Senate
voted
in
favor
of
the
measure
to
give
Florida
and
other
Gulf
states
most
of
the
fine
money
from
the
2010
B-P
oil
spill.
3.9.12
728th
ACS
Cut
The
Air
Force
is
set
to
decommission
the
728th
Air
Control
Squadron
at
Eglin
AFB.
3.9.12
I-10
Wildfire
Report
Florida
Forestry
officials
say
an
outdoor
Methamphetamine
lab
may
have
been
the
source
of
the
wildfire
that
shutdown
the
I-10
Bridge.
3.9.12
USS
Argo
USS
Argo
is a
fully
immersive,
game-based
classroom
at
UWF
linked
to
the
National
Flight
Academy
and
local
area
schools.
3.8.12
B-P
Settlement
B-P
agrees
to a
$7.8
billion
deal
to
pay
120
thousand
plaintiffs
along
the
Gulf
Coast
for
their
losses
due
to
the
2010
oil
spill.
3.7.12
Greenbrier
Road
Responding
to
residents'
opposition,
UWF
drops
plans
to
turn
the
nearby
neighborhood
street
into
a
major
thoroughfare.
3.7.12
Better
Baptist
Baptist
Hospital
unveils
its
new
main
lobby
and
other
improvements
at
its
downtown
Pensacola
campus.
3.6.12
Women's
History
Month
Dr.
Rosemary
Hays-Thomas,
director
of the
UWF
Women's
Studies
program
celebrates
with
a
number
of
events.
3.5.12
Red
Cross
Month
Northwest
Florida
chapter
CEO
Jerry
Kindle
talks
about
their
mission
and
the
need
for
public
support.
3.5.12
School
Nurse
Cuts
The
Escambia
County
Health
Department
lays
out
plans
for
cutting
its
school
nurse
program.
3.2.12
O
Negative
Need
Northwest
Florida
Blood
Services
says
this
universal
blood
type
is
in
critically
short
supply.
3.2.12
Eglin
Consolidation
Congressman
Jeff
Miller,
House
Armed
Services
Committee
Chair
is
questioning
plans
to
consolidate
two
wings
at Eglin
AFB.
3.1.12
Lawmakers
Against
Toll
The
Northwest
Florida
House
Delegation
lines
up
against
a
possible
toll
to
fund
a
new
Pensacola
Bay
Bridge.
3.1.12
Blue
Dot
For
decades,
Blue
Dot
Barbeque
has
drawn
visitors
to
the
Belmont-DeVilliers neighborhood,
once
the
center
of
Black
Commerce
in
Pensacola.
2.29.12
Stomach
Illnesses
An
increased
number
of
gastrointestinal
infections
has
been
reported
in
Escambia
County;
health
officials
encourage
use
of
proper
hygiene.
2.29.12
PSC
Cuts
Gulf
Power
The
Florida
Public
Service
Commission
cuts
by
nearly
40%
the
base
rate
increase
sought
by
Gulf
Power
Company. 2.28.12
Hurlburt
Memorial
The
Air
Force
1st
Special
Operations
Wing
at
Hurlburt
Field
is
holding
a
service
for
four
airmen
killed
Feb.
18
in a
crash
in
the
Horn
of
Africa. 2.28.12
Tracing
African
Roots
Dr.
John
Veasley,
West
Florida
Genealogy
Library
board
member,
offers
tips
for
African-American
families.
2.28.12
TEAM
SR
Update
Santa
Rosa
County's
economic
development
arm
gets
extension;
two
remaining
employees
keep
their
jobs.
2.24.12
School
Grading
School
superintendents
in
Florida
say
proposed
changes
to
the
state's
school
grading
system
would
be
unfair.
2.23.12
Morton-Inclusion
Series
UWF's
Inclusion
Series
spotlights
female
funeral
director
and
embalmer
Tracy
Morton.
2.23.12
Augustus
Remembered
The
Escambia
School
Board
honors
Dr.
Charles
Augustus,
who
led
the
fight
to
integrate
district
schools;
he
died
last
month
at
age
84. 2.22.12
Hurlburt
Crew
Returns
Hurlburt
Field
prepares
for
the
return
of
four
airmen,
who
were
killed
Saturday
in
the
Horn
of
Africa.
2.22.12
Al
Martin
Jazz
pianist
Al
Martin
of
Pensacola
talks
about
his
life
in
music,
beginning
in
the
turbulent
1950s
and
'60s.
2.21.12
Abuse
Walk
Lauren
Book,
a
child
sex
abuse survivor,
is
again
walking
across
Florida
to
gain
support
for
new
laws
in
the
state. 2.21.12
Glenn
50th
Anniversary
Fifty
years
ago
this
week,
John
Glenn
became
the
first
American
to
orbit
the
earth.
2.21.12
Clearwire
Moving
After
five
years
in
Milton,
the
wireless
broadband
company
moves
to
Pensacola. 2.22.12
Winter
Gas
Prices
Gas
prices
are
rising,
following
an
increase
in
the
price
of
oil.
2.21.12
Blackwater
Drilling
Two
Northwest
Florida
lawmakers
are
behind
bills
to
allow
oil
and
gas
exploration
in
Blackwater
River
State
Forest
and
state
parks.
2.20.12
Jail
Cameras
The
A-C-L-U
calls
for
Escambia
officials
to
drop
plans
to
install
cameras
in
attorney
interview
rooms
at
the
County
Jail.
2.20.12
Warm
Winter
Except
for
a
cold
day
here
and
there,
winter
appears
to
be
avoiding
northwest
Florida
thus
far.
2.17.12
Crestview
PD
Probe
The
State
Attorney's
Office
is
empanelling
a
grand
jury
to
investigate
the
Crestview
Police
Department.
2.16.12
Submissions
Sought
The
Women's
Studies
Program
at
UWF
is
seeking
student
papers,
etc.
to
be
presented
at
their
annual
Conference;
the
deadline
is
Feb.
21.
2.16.12
Winter
Wildfire
Update
Despite
recent
rain,
forestry
officials
say
on-going
drought
conditions
warrant
caution
with
outdoor
burning.
2.16.12
Nuclear
Plant
Talk
Gulf
Power
rates
are
going
down
for
now,
as
talk
of a
nuclear
power
plant
in
north
Escambia
County
ramps
up.
2.15.12
Inmate
Letters
Approved
A
federal
judge
allows
Santa
Rosa
County
Jail
inmates
to
send
letters,
striking
down
postcard-only
policy.
2.15.12
Bracing
for
BRAC
Northwest
Florida
military
bases
are
readying
to
guard
against
the
next
rounds
of
BRAC
-
Base
Realignment
&
Closure.
2.14.12
Arming
Code
Enforcers
Escambia
County
code
enforcement
officers
are
awaiting
word
on
whether
they'll
be
allowed
to
carry
guns.
2.13.12
Families
Count
Grants
Federal
grants
will
help
the
agency
serve
at-risk
children
and
returning
war
veterans.
2.13.12
Basilica
Celebration
St.
Michael's,
Florida's
oldest
Roman
Catholic
Church,
will
hold
a
special
mass
marks
its
designation
as a
minor
basilica.
2.10.12
DeMaria
Grammy
2012
Pensacola
musician
Michael
DeMaria
gets
another
Grammy
nod;
also
contributor
on a
children's
album.
2.10.12
UWF
Master
Plan
A
final
public
hearing
was
held
on
the
university's
plan
for
growth
through
2021.
2.9.12
Healthy
Gulf
Study
Dr.
Sam
Matthews,
director
of
the
Center
for
Applied
Psychology,
talks
about
UWF's
involvement
in a
UF
led
"Healthy
Gulf,
Healthy
Communities
Study."
2.9.12
Miller
Environment
Vote
Cong.
Jeff
Miller
gets
low
marks
from
the
League
of
Conservation
Voters,
after
voting
against
their
position
on
33
of
35
measures.
2.9.12
Moon
Station
A
local
scientist
weighs
in
on
G-O-P
presidential
candidate
Newt
Gingrich's
idea
to
establish
a
colony
on
the
moon.
2.8.12
ECARE
Project
Ready
The
model
school
program
of
'Every
Child
A
Reader
in
Escambia'
is
being
piloted
at
Global
Learning
Academy
in
Pensacola.
2.7.12
Tax
Refund
Loans
Better
Business
Bureau
is
warning
income
tax
filers
to
be
wary
of
the
pitfalls
of
Refund
Anticipation
Loans.
2.7.12
Urban
Growth
Plan
Mayor
Ashton
Hayward
is
out
with
a
plan
to
guide
the
redevelopment
of
downtown
Pensacola.
2.6.12
Rogers
Mental
Exam
Bobby
Joe
Rogers,
who's suspected
in
fire
at
the
American
Family
Planning
clinic,
evaluated
for
competency.
2.6.12
Freedom
Dance
The
Ballet
Pensacola
program
explores
the
history
and
legacy
of
non-violent
protest
worldwide.
2.3.12
Bridge
Toll
Opposed
Escambia
Commissioners
pass
a
resolution
stating
their
opposition
to a
toll
for
the
new
Pensacola
Bay
Bridge. 2.3.12
St.
Joseph
Grant
The
free
medical
clinic
operated
by
Pensacola's
St.
Joseph's
Catholic
Church
gets
share
of a
private
grant
totaling
$1.1
million.
2.3.12
TEAM
SR
Out
Work
is
set
to
begin
on
forming
a
replacement
organization
to
promote
economic
development
in
Santa
Rosa
County.
2.2.12
Primary
Election
Wrap
Mitt
Romney
wins
Florida.
Newt
Gingrich
got
more
local
votes;
also
results
in
local
races.
2.1.12
Florida
Primary
Voters
Florida
voters
went
to
the
polls
Tuesday;
discussed
issues
that
informed
how
they
voted.
1.31.12
Severe
Weather
Week
Emergency
management
officials
advise
readiness
for
the
state's
potentially
dangerous
weather.
1.31.12
Gingrich
Rally
Former
House
Speaker
Newt
Gingrich
rallies
supporters
Monday
at
Pensacola
campaign
stop.
1.31.12
Romney
Rally
Mitt
Romney,
again
the
GOP
frontrunner,
visits
Pensacola
to
stump
for
votes
in
Florida's primary
election.
1.30.12
McCain
Entertains
Sen.
John
McCain,
who
earned
his
Wings
at
NAS
Pensacola,
has
fun
with
the
crowd
at
Mitt
Romney
rally.
1.30.12
UWF
Online
Dr.
Vance
Burgess
talks
about
UWF's
listing
in
U-S
News
and
World
Report's
Top
Online
Education
Program
rankings.
1.30.12
Santorum
Rained
Out
GOP
Presidential
hopeful
Rick
Santorum's
rally
in
Pensacola
was
cancelled
due
to
severe
weather.
1.27.12
TEAM
SR
Vote
The
Santa
Rosa
County
Commission
votes
to
disband
its
economic
development
agency
and
start
anew.
1.27.12
ECARE
John
Hosman
with
the
organization
"Every
Child
A
Reader
in
Escambia,"
known
as
ECARE,
talks
about
local
literacy
efforts.
1.26.12
Fake
DCF
Agents
The
Escambia
Sheriff's
Office
investigates
two
reports
of a
phony
Department
of
Children
&
Families
agent.
1.26.12
TEAM
Santa
Rosa
The
future
of
the
county's
economic
development
arm
appears
short
as
the
Santa
Rosa
County
Commission
is
expected
to
let
its
contract
expire.
1.25.12
Pensacola
Pledge
A $1
million
gift
from
Quint
and
Rishy
Studer
establishes
a
scholarship
to
UWF
and
PSC
for
students
living
in
the
City
of
Pensacola.
1.25.12
GOP
Primary
Preview
The
heated
race
for
the
Republican
nomination
for
president
comes
to
Florida.
1.24.12
Beach
Season
Preview
Pensacola
Beach
safety
officials
hold
lifeguard
tryouts
in
advance
of
the
2012
tourist
season.
1.24.12
December
Jobs
Rate
Florida's
unemployment
rate
dipped
slightly
to
just
under
10
percent
for
December
2011.
1.23.12
Spill
Health
Study
BP
Oil
Spill
workers
and
volunteers
attend
an
informational
meeting
aimed
at
recruitment
for
a
long-term
health
study.
1.23.12
Oil
Spill
Meeting
Federal
scientists
lobby
local
agencies
to
help
identify
residents
to
take
part
in a
long-term
study
of
health
impacts
from
the
gulf
oil
spill.
1.23.12
Our
Voices
Are
Many
Mamie
Hixon,
writer
and
director,
discusses
the
January production of
"Celebrating
the
Harlem
Renaissance."
1.19.12
St.
Michael
Basilica
Pensacola's
historic
St.
Michael's
Church
is
designated
as a
minor
basilica
by
Pope
Benedict
XVI.
1.19.12
EDATE
Support
Bruce
Vredenburg
is
with
a
Chamber
group
that's
in
favor
of
extending
the
economic
development
tax
exemption
the
vote
is
Jan.
31st.
1.18.12
PCC
Accreditation
Pensacola
Christian
College
continues
the
accreditation
process,
which
was
begun
in
March
2010.
1.18.12
GulF
STUDY
Researchers
conducting
a
health
study
on
BP
oil
spill
volunteers
and
workers
discuss
purpose
of
a
public
meeting
this
month
in Gulf
Breeze.
1.17.12
Beach
Condo
Taxation
Escambia
County's
Property
Appraiser
and
Tax
Collector
gear
up
for
the
next
chapter
in
the
lawsuit
over
the
tax
issue.
1.17.12
HUD
Homeless
Grant
Just
over
$1
million
is
coming
to
the
Panhandle
to
help
local
agencies
provide
shelter
for
area
homeless
people.
1.17.12
EDATE
Vote
Escambia
voters
to
decide
on
renewal
of a
10-year
Economic
Development
Ad
Valorem
Tax
Exemption.
1.16.12
MLK
Parade
of
Books
Through
a
community
partnership,
books
about
Dr.
Martin
Luther
King,
Jr.
are
given
to
youth
attending
Pensacola's
MLK
Parade.
1.16.12
UWF-Ferry
Pass
University
of
West
Florida
offers
Partnership
for
Professional
Information
program
to a
second
area
elementary
school.
1.16.12
Fill
A
Bowl
For
Manna
Manna
Food
Pantries
is
hosting
its
largest
annual
fundraiser
on
Saturday,
Jan.
14th;
Manna's
"Souper
Bowl"
will
be
held
in
February.
1.13.12
SR
Transit
Extended
The
Santa
Rosa
County
Commission
approves
a
one-year
extension
of
the
transit
program.
1.12.12
Gulf
Meeting
Residents'
input
is
sought
on
restoration
of
the
Gulf
from
the
BP
oil
spill;
meetings
held
in
Fort
Walton
Beach
and
Pensacola.
1.12.12
2012
State
of
State
Florida
Gov.
Rick
Scott
delivered
the
State
of
the
State
address
Tuesday,
to
open
the
legislative
session.
1.11.12
January
Gas
Prices
Following
the
holiday
season,
fuel
prices
have
been
on
the
rise.
1.11.12
2012
Legislative
Preview
Florida's
2012
Legislative
Session
starts
early
due
to
reapportionment;
Senator
Don
Gaetz
of
Niceville
leads
the
effort.
1.10.12
Homeless
Count
Vols
The
EscaRosa
Coalition
on
the
Homeless
seeks
volunteers
for
the
annual
Point-In-Time
Homeless
Survey
set
to
start
January
25th.
1.9.12
Pensacola
Port
Plan
Mayor
Ashton
Hayward
has
revealed
plans
for
the
port,
including
a
focus
on
the
high-tech
offshore
service
industry.
1.6.12
Maritime
Park
2011
Work
continued
last
year
on
the
new
home
of
the
new
Pensacola
Blue
Wahoos
baseball
team,
opening
their
inaugural
season
in
April.
1.6.12
High
School
Grades
Area
high
schools
earn
mostly
A's
and
B's
for
2010-11.,
with
Escambia
schools
netting
just
two
C's.
1.5.12
Occupiers
Talk
Occupy
Pensacola
facilitators
Bill
Paul
and
Nicholas
Alford
discuss
how
their
demonstration
at
City
Hall
has
changed.
1.5.12
Equestrian
Hiring
2011
Escambia
commissioners
change
their
hiring
process,
after
allegations
that
a
board
member
used
his
influence
to
help
a
friend.
1.5.12
Occupy
Standoff
The
Downtown
Pensacola
demonstration
continues
on a
tiny
patch
of
lawn
at
City
Hall,
as
city
leaders
consider
next
course
of
action.
1.4.12
Baptist
Hospital
2011
This
past
year
the
hospital
celebrated
60
years
of
service
to
the
region's
residents.
1.4.12
ECAT
Dispute
2011
Escambia
County
Area
Transit
employees
consider
going
on
strike,
as a
result
of
an
on-going
labor
dispute
with
then
management
firm
Veolia.
1.3.12
Primary
Voter
Deadline
Registration
books
for
Florida's
upcoming
2012
Republican
Presidential
Primary
close
Tuesday,
Jan.
3rd;
the
election
is
Jan.
31st.
1.2.12
Hate
Crimes
Report
Florida
Attorney
General
Pam
Bondi
reports
there
were
149
hate
crimes
committed
in
the
state
in
2010.
1.2.12
9-11
Memorials
2011
WUWF's
look
back
at
2011
includes
the
local
observances
of
the
10th
anniversary
of
the
2001
terrorist
attacks.
1.2.12
Margaret
Williams
The
Pensacola
activist,
who
died
in
2011,
is
remembered
for
her
work
to
clean
up
the
Superfund
site
known
as
Mt.
Dioxin
and
relocate
nearby
families.
12.30.11
School
Prayer
2011
During
the
year,
Santa
Rosa
school
officials
approve
a
settlement
ending
a
lawsuit
over
religion
in
the
district.
12.30.11
Flight
Academy
2011
During
the
year,
the
National
Flight
Academy
at
Pensacola
NAS
is
christened
as
the
USS
Ambition.
12.29.11
Holiday
Road
Safety
December
is
Drunk
and
Drugged
Driving
Prevention
Month
in
Florida.
12.29.11
Holiday
Blood
Need
Northwest
Florida
Blood
Services
has
a
continued
need
for
donations
of the universal
type O
Negative.
12.28.11
Treatment
Plant
2011
During
the
year,
the
downtown
Pensacola
facility
known
as
"Old
Stinky"
is
closed,
as a
new
wastewater
plant
opens.
12.28.11
Ricard
2011
Parishioners
within
the
Pensacola-Tallahassee
Catholic
Diocese
remain
without
a
Bishop
after
John
Ricard's
retirement
in
February.
12.27.11
Panhandling
2011
In
one
of
the
year's
top
stories,
Escambia
County's
panhandling
ordinance
is
put
to
the
test.
12.26.11
Naval
Aviation
2011
In
one
of
the
year's
top
stories,
the
region
celebrated
the
100th
anniversary
of
naval
aviation.
12.23.11
Holiday
Crime
The
holiday
season
typically
brings
an
increase
in
home
and
vehicle
break-ins.
12.23.11
Finding
Family
History
Sandy Heaxt
from
West
Florida
Genealogy
Library
talks about
starting
the
search.
12.22.11
Primary
Vote
Reminder
Voters
are
advised
to
update
voter
registration
before
books
close
for
Jan.
31st
Presidential
Primary.
12.22.11
Hayward
2011
In
one
of
the
year's
top
stories,
Pensacola's
first
strong
mayor,
Ashton
Hayward,
completes
first
year
in
office.
12.22.11
Holiday
Travel
If
you're
on
the
road
you're
not
alone.
12.21.11
F-35's
Future
The
first
Marine
Corps
F-35
is
set
to
arrive
as
another
controversial
year
closes
for
the
Joint
Strike
Fighter
program.
12.20.11
Chanukah
2011
A
primer
on
the
Jewish
"Festival
of
Lights."
12.20.11
New
FCAT
Scores
The
Florida
Board
of
Education
has
raised
the
scores
needed
to
pass
the
state's
Comprehensive
Assessment
Test.
12.20.11
November
Jobs
Rate
Florida's
unemployment
rate
dipped
slightly
from
October.
12.19.11
TDC
Off
the
Hook
Tourist
panel
cleared
of
possible
Sunshine
Law
violations
by
State
Attorney.
12.16.11
New
Mercury
Rules
Gulf
Power
and
parent
Southern
Company
brace
for
EPA
changes.
12.15.11
Graduation
Rates
The
Florida
Department
of
Education
report
for
2010-11
shows
mixed
results
in
the
western
Panhandle.
12.14.11
Occupy
Debate
Pensacola's
mayor
and
council
discuss
long-term
plans
for
allowing
the
local
demonstrators
on
city
property.
12.14.11
Restore
Act
Poll
A
new
survey
shows
a
majority
of
Florida
voters
support
the
use
of
BP
oil
spill
fines
to
restore
the
Gulf
Coast.
12.13.11
Gulf
Power
Rate
Hearing
The
local
utility
company
goes
before
the
Public
Service
Commission
to
makes
its
case
for
a
rate
hike.
12.12.11
Pets
for
Christmas
The
experts
weigh
in
on
whether
or
not
to
give
a
live
pet
as a
holiday
gift.
12.13.11
Survivors
Return
Pensacola
area
Pearl
Harbor
survivors
are
welcomed
back
from
trip
to
the 70th
anniversary
observance.
12.12.11
Pensacola
Curfew
City
Councilman
John
Jerralds
proposes
a
county-wide
teen
curfew.
12.12.11
Trent
for
Heisman
Trent
Richardson,
a
Pensacola
native
and
University
of
Alabama
running
back,
is a
2011
Heisman
Trophy finalist.
12.9.11
New
ECAT
Management
Escambia
County
passes
on
Veolia;
hires
new
firm
to
manage
the
county's
bus
system.
12.9.11
Cold
Weather
Days
The
week's
forecast
calls
for
a
string
of
cold
says
and
night.
12.9.11
Mt.
Dioxin
Land
Swap
The
Superfund
site
soon
will
be
annexed
into
the
City
of
Pensacola
for
development
of
an
industrial
park.
12.8.11
Winter
Wildfires
As
2011
closes,
it's
shaping
up
to
be
Florida's
11th
worst
for
number
and
size
of
wildfires;
little
relief
expected.
12.8.11
Pearl
Harbor
Day
On
this
70th
anniversary,
Pensacola
Pearl
Harbor
survivors
Frank Emond
and
Bill
Braddock
recall
the
attack.
(Pt-2)
12.7.11
River
Basins
Restored
The
U-S
Department
of
Agriculture
will
spend
$50
million
to
restore
inland
waterways
impacted
by
the
B-P
oil
spill.
12.7.11
Emond-Braddock
Pensacola
Pearl
Harbor
survivors
Frank
Emond
and
Bill
Braddock
share
their
stories. (Pt-1)
12.6.11
Students
Make
Kale
Oakcrest
Elementary
School
places
second
in
the
state
for
its
garden
program;
students
learn
to
cook
the
healthy
food.
12.6.11
Civil
Service
Board
Mayor
Ashton
Hayward
is
proposing
to
eliminate
the
City's
Civil
Service
Board.
12.6.11
TEAM
Revamp
Major
changes
appear
likely
for
TEAM
Santa
Rosa;
the
aim
is
to
boost
its
work
in
the
area
of
economic
development.
12.6.11
Student
Poverty
Census
figures
show
one-in-four
students
in
the
Escambia
County
School
District
were
living
in
poverty
last
year.
12.5.11
City
Panhandling
The
Pensacola
Police
Department
plans
to
enforce
Escambia
County's
panhandling
ordinance.
12.2.11
Perdido
Fire
House
Residents
of
Perdido
Key
will
soon
have
a
new
fire
station
and
community
center.
12.2.11
Hurricane
Season
Ends
The
Atlantic
hurricane
season
matches
NOAA
predictions
for
activity.
12.1.11
Pearl
Harbor
Flight
Six
local
survivors,
age
89
to
93,
are
set
for
their
big
trip
to
this
year's
70th
anniversary
observance;
financial
assistance
is
still
needed.
12.1.11
World
AIDS
Day
Scott
Mickley,
HIV/AIDS
surveillance
coordinator,
discusses
the
prevalence
of
the
disease
here
in
the
northwest
Florida
region.
12.1.11
AIDS
Celebration
On
this
World
AIDS
Day,
Keelea
LeJeune
from
Covenant
Hospice
talks
about
a
"Celebration
of
Life"
event,
7pm
at
"The
Courtyard
at
East
Hill."
12.1.11
Absentee
Voting
Grant
Escambia
shares
$1.6
million
Florida
grant
to
upgrade
absentee
voting
for
overseas
military
and
civilians.
11.30.11
Waterfront
Ballpark
Construction
continues
on
the
Pensacola
Blue
Wahoos'
new
stadium
at
the
Community
Maritime
Park.
11.29.11
Ferris
Hill
Shelter
Local
churches
and
other
organizations
are
starting
to
open
their
doors
as
shelters
for
those
in
need
on
extremely
cold
nights.
11.29.11
Keep
Wreath
Green
The
Pensacola-Escambia
8th
annual
holiday
fire
safety
campaign
kicks
off
December
1st.
11.28.11
Poverty
Lesson
"Prosper
Pensacola
Week"
included
a
poverty
simulation
to
help
area
residents
gain
a
better
understanding
of
what
it's
like
to
be
poor.
11.24.11
Military
Cuts
Expected
Inaction
by
the
"Super
Committee"
could
mean
deep
cuts
in
defense
spending
and
a
major
hit
to
the
region's
economy;
the
Blue
Angels
could
be
at
risk.
11.23.11
Black
Friday
The
kickoff
of
the holiday
shopping
season
ramps
up
with
earlier
start.
11.23.11
Veterans
Jobs
Bill
President
Obama
signs
a
new
law
designed
to
encourage
the
hiring
of
unemployed
veterans.
11.22.11
Feed
Neighbor
The
Escambia
School
District
delivers
food
donation
to
Manna,
in
run
up
to
"Fill
the
Mayflower"
Thanksgiving
week at
Cordova
Mall.
11.21.11
Thanksgiving
Travel
Triple-A
South
projects
a
four
percent
increase
in
highway
travel
over
the
four-day
holiday
weekend.
11.21.11
TDC
Investigation
The
State
Attorney's
Office
probes
possible
Sunshine
Law
violations
by
the
Escambia
Tourist
Development
Council.
11.21.11
Safe
Thanksgiving
The
Florida
Department
of
Agriculture
has
tips
for
Thanksgiving
Day
chefs.
11.21.11
Robertson
Cleared
Escambia
Commissioner
Wilson
Robertson
will
not
face
charges
relating
to
an
Equestrian
Center
hiring.
11.18.11
The
Nutcracker
Northwest
Florida
Ballet
presents
the
holiday
classic
"The
Nutcracker."
Performances
are
Nov.
19 &
20.
11.18.11
Discipline
Disparity
Okaloosa
NAACP
and
other
civil
rights
groups
hold
town
hall
to
discuss
disparities
in discipline
at
district
schools.
11.17.11
GINS
Renourishment
Two
miles
of
Gulf
Islands
National
Seashore
will
benefit
from
a
dredging
project
in
Pensacola
Pass.
11.17.11
Pensacola
GCCF
The
Gulf
Coast
Claims
Facility
keeps
the
Pensacola
office
open
on a
limited
basis.
11.16.11
USO
Thanksgiving
The
organization
aboard
NAS
Pensacola
readies
for
its
annual
dinner
for
local
servicemen. 11.16.11
Senior
Health
Fair
Rep.
Jeff
Miller's
office
hosted
a
health
fair
to
help
seniors
during
the
open
enrollment
period
for
Medicare.
11.16.11
Justices
Get
Health
Law
The
U.S.
Supreme
Court
has
agreed
to
take
up
the
case
challenging
President
Obama's
health
reform
law.
11.15.11
Fat
Albert
Ride
WUWF's
Nicole
Sturgill
gets
a
ride
on
the
C-130,
known
as
"Fat
Albert,"
during
the
Blue
Angels
annual
Homecoming
Air
Show. 11.15.11
Molino
Library
Escambia
County
has
broken
ground
on
renovation
of
the
old
Molino
School
into
a
new
library
and
community
center.
11.15.11
Blue
Angels
Finale
Celebrating
100
years
of
naval
aviation,
the
Blue
Angels
performed
their
annual
Homecoming
Show
Saturday. 11.14.11
Pearl
Harbor
Initiative
An
effort
is
underway
to
take
Pensacola's
few
remaining
Pearl
Harbor
survivors
to
this
year's
70th
anniversary
event
in
Hawaii.
11.11.11
Veterans
Day
2011
Residents
in
Northwest
Florida
honor
the
nation's
military
veterans;
a
large
crowd
comes
to
Veterans
Memorial
Park.
11.11.11
Waterfront
Mission
The
local
homeless
shelter
is
seeing
growing
numbers
of
men
seeking
help;
a
look
at
why
and
what
services
are
offered. 11.10.11
Spill
Clean
Up
Plan
The
Coast
Guard
has
approved
a
final
clean
up
plan
for
the
BP
oil
spill,
in
order
to
begin
focusing
on
restoration.
11.10.11
Vision
2015
Invite
Santa
Rosa
County
mulls
over
an
invitation
to
join
the
Pensacola
Area
Chamber
of
Commerce
economic
development
initiative
"Vision
2015."
11.9.11
Hurlburt
Homecoming
Special
Operations
Wing
welcomes
home
100
airmen
from
deployment
overseas,
including
Iraq
and
Afghanistan.
11.8.11
EAS
National
Test
Local
emergency
managers
discuss
the
importance
of
this
week's
coordinated
test
of
the
11.9.11
Red
Cross
Fires
The
local
chapter
of
the
American
Red
Cross
is
helping
20
people
left
homeless
after
two
house
fires
Saturday.
11.8.11
Flu
Season
Starts
Local
health
officials
say
there
should
be
plenty
of
vaccine
to
go
around
this
year.
11.7.11
Air
Force
Job
Cuts
The
Air
Force
unveils
plans
to
reorganization
plan,
resulting
in
351
positions
being
cut
from
Eglin;
currently
43
workers
at
risk.
11.4.11
School
Prayer
Bill
State
Sen.
Gary
Siplin,
a
Democrat
from
Orlando,
is
again
behind
a
bill
to
allow
student-led
prayer
in
public
schools.
11.4.11
DST
Ends
As
clocks
are
turned
back
for
fall,
local
officials
offer
tips
for
fire
safety.
11.4.11
Registration
Violation
A
Pace
High
School
teacher
could
face
a
$1,000
fine
for
late
delivery
of
voter
registration
forms.
11.3.11
Anything
For
A
Buck
Federal,
state
and
local
law
enforcement
conduct
an
eight
month
store-front
operation,
netting
75
arrests
on
gun,
stolen
property
and
drug
charges.
11.3.11
Military
Resource
Center
The
University
of
West
Florida
has
opened
a
new
Military
and
Veterans
Resource
Center
on
the
Pensacola
campus.
11.2.11
ECAT
Rally
Escambia
County
Area
Transit
union
members
plan
another
protest,
calling
for
ECAT's
current
management
firm
to
be
fired.
11.2.11
Okaloosa
Island
Plan
Okaloosa
county
is
moving
forward
with
a
multi-faceted
plan
for
35
acres
of
county-owned
property
along
Santa
Rosa
Sound.
11.1.11
Environment
Fund
Students
at
UWF
seek
to
create
a
fund
for
campus
energy
efficiency
and
renewable
energy
projects.
11.1.11
Taxi
Shooting
Escambia
Sheriff's
deputies
investigate
the
robbery-shooting
of a
local
cab
driver
and
urge
common
sense
caution
for
others.
11.1.11
Baptist
Hospital
60th
Baptist
Hospital
marks
60
years
of
service
to
northwest
Florida
and
south
Alabama.
10.31.11
Halloween
Safety
Local
officials
offer
tips
to
ensure
residents
have
safe
Halloween
night
celebrations.
10.31.11
Occupy
Update
The
Occupy
Pensacola
demonstration
moves
to
the
lawn
in
front
of
City
Hall;
Mayor
urges
adherence
to
public
safety
rules.
10.28.11
Cancer
3
Study
Mardi
McDaniel
discusses
importance
of
registering
for
the
American
Cancer
Society's
ongoing
Cancer
Three
Study.
10.28.11
Fake
DCF
Agent
Santa
Rosa
County
sheriff's
investigators
look
for
a
man
posing
as
an
agent
for
the
Florida
Department
of
Children
and
Families.
10.28.11
Drug
Round
Up
Escambia
and
Walton
Counties
hold
events
designed
to
prevent
abuse
of
and provide
proper
disposal
for
outdated
medications.
10.27.11
Holiday
Temps
Tips
An
expert
discusses
how
to
improve
chances
of
getting
hired
for
temp
jobs
during
the
holiday
season.
(Part
II)
10.26.11
Holiday
Temp
Jobs
Retailers
who
hire
temporary
workers
for
the
holidays
are
not
expected
to
increase
their
numbers
this
year.
(Part
I)
10.25.11
TEAM
SR
Review
An
internal
review
is
set
to
consider
changes
that
will
allow
it
to
keep
its
ties
to
Santa
Rosa
County
government.
10.25.11
Inclusion
Series
UWF
spotlights
diversity
with
a
new
series;
with
Karen Combs,
Iraq
War
veteran
and
principal
at
Eglin
Elementary
School.
10.24.11
September
Jobs
Florida's
jobless
rate
for
September
2011
was
10.6
percent,
a
slight
drop
from
10.7%
marks
in
July
and
August.
10.24.11
Airport
Security
Gear
The
Pensacola
Gulf
Coast
Regional
Airport
will
get
new
equipment
from
the
Transportation
Security
Administration.
10.21.11
Be
Ready
To
Vote
The
League
of
Women
Voters
and
the
Florida's
Elections
Supervisors
are
part
of
an
effort
to
make
the
elections
process
more
accessible.
10.20.11
ECAT
Safety
Award
Escambia
County
Area
Transit
is
honored
by
its
management
firm
Veolia
amid
questions
by
the
local
transit
union
about
how
it
was
handled.
10.20.11
Equestrian
Hiring
An
Escambia
County
Commissioner
wants
a
"mulligan"
in
the
hiring
of a
marketing
director
for
the
county's
equestrian
center.
10.19.11
Doomsday
Friday
Internet
preacher
Harold
Camping
renews
his
end-of-the-world
prediction
for
Friday,
October
21st.
10.19.11
Occupy
Pensacola
The
growing
movement
against
corporate
greed,
"Occupy
Wall
Street,"
takes
root
in
downtown
Pensacola.
10.18.11
Education
Cuts
Local
school
districts
are
are
bracing
for
the
possibility
of
more
cuts
in
state
education
funding.
10.18.11
Natural
Gas
Vehicles
Energy
Services
of
Pensacola
and
Emerald
Coast
Utilities
Authority
partner
to
start
using
new
vehicles
that
run
on
natural
gas.
10.18.11
Cyber
Protection
The
Better
Business
Bureau
has
some
advice
during
National
Cyber
Security
Awareness
Month.
10.17.11
White
House
Letter
Twenty-five
mayors
from
Florida
sign
a
letter
that
urges
Congressional
approval
of
President
Obama's
jobs
plan.
10.14.11
Health
Solutions
WUWF's
series
on
Unite
Escambia
focuses
on
the
Health
Solutions
team
and
its
work
to
teach
elementary
school
students
about
healthy
foods.
10.14.11
Fire
Prevention
The
local
chapter
of
the
American
Red
Cross
is
out
with
advice
on
residential
fire
safety.
10.12.11
UPS
to
Pensacola
A
U-P-S
sorting
facility
serving
the
central
gulf
coast
will
be
based
at
Pensacola
Gulf
Coast
Regional
Airport.
10.11.11
Defense
Grants
The
Pensacola
Chamber
of
Commerce
received
two
defense
grants
from
the
state
totaling
$300
thousand.
10.11.11
Women
in
Politics
Diane
Mack,
founder
of
Women's
Civic Forum,
discusses
an
effort
to
increase
the number
of
women
in
Congress.
10.10.11
GOP
Field
Set
The
field
of
candidates
seeking
the
Republican
nomination
for
President
appears
to
be
set.
10.10.11
Simone
Grant
Project
Ballet
Pensacola
presents
a
production
of
"The
Simone
Grant
Project,"
with
proceeds
to
benefit
local
breast
cancer
services.
10.7.11
Public
Safety
Day
Escambia
County's
4th
annual
event
is
Saturday,
Oct.
8th
at
Pensacola
State
College.
10.7.11
Molino
School
Plans
Escambia
commissioners
vote
unanimously
to
move
forward
with
a
$2.9
million
renovation
of
the
old
Molino
Elementary
School
property.
10.7.11
UWF
Pep
Band
The
band,
which
was
created
to
enhance
Argo
Athletics,
is
set
to
begin
its
second
season
during
this
week
Homecoming
festivities.
WUWF
intern
Jillian
McIntosh
reports.
10.6.11
ATU
Strike
Looming
Escambia
County
Area
Transit
workers'
union
prepare
to
strike;
date
to
be
set.
10.6.11
Gas
Prices
Falling
For
the
past
several
weeks,
motorists
have
been
finding
a
bit
of
relief
at
the
pump.
10.6.11
Syphilis
Outbreak
Escambia
County
health
officials
notify
physicians
and
the
community
about
an
outbreak
of
sexually
transmitted
disease.
10.5.11
ECAT
Mediation
Fails
A
federal
mediation
between
the
transit
union
and
management
of
Escambia
County
Area
Transit
ends
with
the
possibility
of
another
strike.
10.5.11
SPLC
School
Probe
Escambia
and
Okaloosa
Counties
are
part
of a
probe
by
the
Southern
Poverty
Law
Center
into
how
discipline
is
meted
out
to
minorities.
10.4.11
ECAT
Mediation
Local
transit
union
and
management
officials
with
Escambia
County
Area
Transit
are
set
for
federal
mediation.
10.4.11
Unite
Escambia
Nicole
Sturgill
has
the
first
in a
series
on
efforts
to
combat
poverty
in
Escambia
County.
10.3.11
Food
Bank
Crunch
Manna
Food
Pantries
is
among
the
area
food
banks
struggling
due
to
today's
tough
economy.
9.30.11
New
Gun
Law
Gulf
Breeze
is
seeking
ways
to
comply
with
a
new
state law
that
prohibits
local
gun
ordinances.
9.29.11
St.
John's
Grave
Search
Efforts
are
underway
to
identify
about
100
unmarked
graves
at
St.
John's
Cemetery
in
Pensacola.
9.29.11
SR
Grand
Jury
A
federal
grand
jury
begins
a
probe
into
records
from
Santa
Rosa
County
and
its
economic
development
arm
TEAM
Santa
Rosa.
9.28.11
State
of
UWF
In
her
State
of
the
University
speech,
UWF
President
Judy
Bense
focuses
on
attracting
and
retaining
students;
now
at
12,000
mark.
9.28.11
Teen
Court
Escambia
County's
juvenile
delinquency
diversion
program
is
seeking
a
few
good
lawyers
for
the
Monday
night
sessions.
9.27.11
Ascend
Expansion
Ascend
Performance
Materials
--
formerly
known
as
Solutia
--
is
using
a $1
million
incentive
package
from
the
state
of
Florida
to
hire
102
new
employees
over
the
next
three
years.
The
company
already
has
a
750-member
workforce.
9.27.11
UWF
NSF
Grant
The
University
of
West
Florida
receives
a
National
Science
Foundation
grant
of
nearly
$600
thousand
aimed
at
supporting
women
faculty
in
the
STEM
fields.
9.26.11
Pensacola
Seafood
Festival
Organizers
of
the
34th
annual
Pensacola
Seafood
Festival
say
there's
more
confidence
in
Florida's
seafood
more
than
a
year
following
the
B-P
oil
spill
in
the
Gulf
of
Mexico.
9.23.11
National
Recovery
Month
Retired
Four
Star
General
Barry
McCaffrey,
the
nation's
former
Drug
Czar,
leads
a
nationwide
press
conference
at
Twelve
Oaks
Treatment
Center
in
Navarre
in
observance
of
National
Recovery
Month.
9.23.11
Clean
Sweep
Anniversary
The
Escambia
County
Sheriff's
Department
observes
one-year
anniversary
of
comprehensive
"Operation
Clean
Sweep"
from
the
site
of
another
neighborhood
clean
up.
9.22.11
Whiting
Protection
Santa
Rosa
Commission
considers
another
land
purchase
to
stave
off
encroachment
around
the
Navy
base.
9.22.11
ECAT
Strike
Bus
drivers
back
at
work
after
a
one-day
walkout.
9.22.11
Don't
Ask
Don't
Tell
After
18
years,
the
nation's
policy
regarding
gays
in
the
military
is
fading
away.
9.21.11
Designate
Gaetz
Niceville
Republican
Sen.
Don
Gaetz
is
ready
to
become
Florida's
next
Senate
President.
9.20.11
Environmental
Summit
Area
environmental
professionals
attend
the
2011
Environmental
Symposium
at
UWF.
9.20.11
American
Greatness
Dr.
Michael
Bailey,
Berry
College
professor
of
government,
discusses
idea
of
"American
Exceptionalism."
9.20.11
August
Jobless
Rates
Unemployment
in
Florida
held
steady
for
a
third
straight
month
at
10.7
percent;
the
national
rate
is
9.1
percent.
9.19.11
Coastal
Clean
Up
Residents
across
the
region
participate
in
Saturday's
26th
annual
International
Coastal
Clean
Up.
9.16.11
Electricity
Hike
Opposed
At a
PSC
hearing,
Northwest
Floridians
express
opposition
to
Gulf
Power's
request
for
a
rate
increase.
9.16.11
Gallery
Night
-
Manna
The
September
edition
of
downtown
Pensacola's
Gallery
Night
features
the
annual
CANstruction
event
benefiting
Manna
Food
Pantries.
9.16.11
Gulf
Power
Hearing
The
Florida
Public
Service
Commission
seeks
local
comments
on
Gulf
Power
Company's
request
for
a
rate
increase.
9.15.11
Panhandling
Hearing
Escambia
Commissioners
are
seeking
further
input
on
how
to
curb
soliciting
on
public
rights-of-way.
9.15.11
Yellow
Cab
Driver
A
Pensacola
woman
responds
to
the
tough
job
market
by
finding
a
way
to
become
her
own
boss.
9.15.11
TDC
Future
Alleged
behind-the-scene
attempts
to
restructure
the
Escambia
Tourism
Development
Council
may
have
jeopardized
the
job
of
the
county's
top
tourism
official.
9.14.11
New
Bishop
Search
Six
months
after
the
retirement
of
Bishop
John
Richard,
the
Pensacola-Tallahassee
Catholic
Diocese
still
has
an
interim
leader.
9.13.11
BBB
9-11
Giving
Ten
years
later,
Better
Business
Bureau
cautions
those
who
still
want
to
give
to
victims
of
the
September
11th
attacks.
9.13.11
9-11
Remembrance
Pensacola
area
residents
honor
victims
of
9-11
and
those
killed
in
the
wars
that
have
followed.
9.12.11
9-11
Remembrance
Residents
across
the
region
honor
the
victims
of
September
11,
2001
and
those
killed
and
wounded
since
in
Iraq
and
Afghanistan;
two
such
events
were
held
in
Pensacola.
9.12.11
9-11
Anniversary
Events
Veterans
Memorial
Plaza
will
host
one
of
myriad
ceremonies
marking
the
10th
anniversary
of
the
9-11
terrorist
attacks.
9.9.11
Pensacola
9-11
Memorial
Artists
Peter
King
and
Xinia
Marin
share
their
inspiration
for
creating
their
9-11
Memorial.
A
10th
anniversary
service
will
be
held
at
the
site
downtown.
9.8.11
T.S.
Lee-Ft.
Pickens
Park
Service
officials
work
to
clear
roadways
at
Fort
Pickens
in
the
aftermath
of
Tropical
Storm
Lee.
9.7.11
Tax
Office
Licenses
Florida
tax
collector
offices
are
preparing
to
take
over
issuance
of
driver's
licenses.
9.7.11
Pensacola
Budget
The
Pensacola
City
Council
holds
the
first
of
two
public
hearings
on
the
proposed
2012
budget.
9.7.11
T S
Lee
Impact
The
2011
Labor
Day
holiday
weekend
was
marred
by
rough
surf
and
heavy
rainfall
due
to
Tropical
Storm
Lee.
9.6.11
Blount
School
Purchase
The
Pensacola
City
Council
considers
Mayor
Hayward's
proposal
to
buy
the
old
school
as
part
of
his
plan
to
clean
up
the
city.
9.6.11
Labor
Day
Surf
A
Rough
Surf
Advisory
is
in
effect,
with
heavy
rainfall
possible,
through
the
holiday
weekend
due
to a
tropical
weather
system
in
the
Gulf
of
Mexico.
9.2.11
Change
Your
Life
Scam
Local
police
and
Better
Business
Bureau
officials
warn
of
the
latest
scam
making
big
promises
to
those
targeted.
9.2.11
Nelson-Restore
Act
Senator
Bill
Nelson
visits
Pensacola
to
meet
with
officials
from
Panhandle
counties
on
legislation
that
could
mean
millions
in
B-P
oil
spill
funds.
9.1.11
Late
Summer
Wildfires
The
Northwest
Florida
Blackwater
Forestry
Center
is
urging
caution
due
to
generally
dry
conditions.
9.1.11
Lionfish
Update
After
their
discovery
last
year,
divers
continue
to
find
non-native
lionfish
in
the
Gulf
of
Mexico.
8.31.11
Gulf
Power
Irene
Aid
A
crew
from
Gulf
Power
is
in
the
Washington,
D.C.
area
assisting
with
power
restoration
in
the
wake
of
Hurricane
Irene.
8.30.11
Panhandle
Fresh
Fall
The
Milton-based
not-for-profit
farmers
co-op
is
gearing
up
for
fall,
with
direct
on-line
service
now
available.
8.30.11
Labor
Day
Travel
AAA
South
projects
fewer
people
hit
the
road
over
the
Labor
Day;
compared
to
last
year
and
other
summer
holidays.
8.29.11
UWF
Enrollment
The
University
of
West
Florida
reaches
milestone
of
12,000
students,
one
year
ahead
of
the
2012
goal.
8.26.11
Okaloosa
School
Review
Superintendent
Alexis
Tibbetts
discusses
the
start
of
the
2012
school
year,
as
part
of
WUWF's
"Back
to
School"
series.
8.26.11
Women's
Equality
Day
Rosemary
Hays-Thomas,
co-president
of
the
LWV
Pensacola,
reviews
the
historic
1920
enactment
of
the
19th
Amendment.
8.25.11
Operation
Clean
Sweep
Escambia
Sheriff
David
Morgan
expands
the
county's
program
aimed
at a
comprehensive
clean
up
of
crime
and
poverty-ridden
communities.
8.25.11
S-R
School
Preview
Superintendent
Tim
Wyrosdick
discusses
the
district's
effort
to
move
beyond
the
school
prayer
case.
8.25.11
Gulf
Power
Rate
Hike
The
electric
utility
gets
temporary
4%
hike,
seeking
10%
increase.
8.24.11
School
Bus
Safety
Local
officials
advise
drivers
to
take
extra
precautions
to
ensure
the
safety
of
youngsters
heading
back
to
school.
8.24.11
College
Enrollment
WUWF's
education
series
shifts
to
the
area's
colleges,
Pensacola
State
and
Northwest
Florida
State.
While
enrollment
fluctuates,
financial
aid
is
up
for
both.
8.23.11
Escambia
Classes
Begin
WUWF's
"Back
to
School"
series
begins
with
a
look
at
the
Escambia
School
District
and
a
review
by
Sup.
Malcolm
Thomas.
8.23.11
'Appetite'
Fire
Update
Appetite
for
Life
has
resumed
serving
meals,
in
the
aftermath
of a
fire
last
week
that
damaged
its
Pensacola
facility.
8.23.11
UWF
School
Partnership
University
officials
unveil
partnership
to
assist
two
Escambia
schools
in
developing
innovative
teaching
practices.
8.22.11
July
Jobless
Rate
Florida's
unemployment
rate
rose
slightly
to
10.7
percent
in
July.
8.22.11
UWF
Adds
Football
President
Judy
Bense
announces
addition
of
football
program.
8.19.11
Appetite
For
Life
Fire
An
early
morning
fire
results
in
major
damage
to
facility
of
organization
that
provides
food
pantry
and
meals
for
needy.
8.19.11
Cong.
Miller
Protest
A
local
labor
union
pickets
Rep.
Jeff
Miller's
office
over
recent
vote
on
federal
budget
and
debt.
8.18.11
IKE
Hurricane
Scale
Emergency
Management
official
weighs
in
on
new
scale
that
places
more
focus
on
storm
surge
intensity.
8.18.11
FDOT
Port
Tour
Florida
DOT
Sec.
Prasad
tours
Port
of
Pensacola,
in
review
of
major
infrastructure
in
the
region.
8.17.11
Wings
of
Gold
Reunion
Seville
Quarter
in
Pensacola
gets
one-night
makeover
for
continuing
local
celebration
of
the
Centennial
of
Naval
Aviation.
8.17.11
Rescue
Mission
Heat
The
Waterfront
Rescue
Mission
is
seeking
water
and
other
supplies
to
help
the
homeless
across
the
region
remain
safe
in
the
summer
heat.
8.12.11
Tax
Holiday
Tips
The
Better
Business
Bureau
has
tips
for
getting
the
most
out
of
Florida's
sales
tax
holiday
taking
place
this
weekend.
8.11.11
Fur
Ball
Jury
Duty
is
getting
set
for
its
annual
event
to
raise
funds
for
spaying
and
neutering
homeless
cats
and
dogs.
8.10.11
State
of
Pensacola
Mayor
Ashton
Hayward
unveils
2012
budget
and
government
restructuring
plan
during
first
State
of
the
City
address.
8.9.11
"Twelfth
Night"
Pensacola
Shakespeare
Theatre
presents
the
comedy
of
mistaken
identity
August
11-14
at
UWF's
Mainstage
Theatre.
8.9.11
Billings
Sentences
Four
defendants
in
the
2009
home
invasion
and
murders
of
Byrd
and
Melanie
Billings
receive
sentences
ranging
from
17-and-a-half
to
24
years
in
prison.
8.5.11
Poor
B-P
Claimants
Pensacola
activist
Art
Rocker
leads
a
protest
in
London
to
get
B-P
to
act
on
unpaid
claims
of
the
underserved
impacted
by
last
year's
gulf
oil
spill.
8.4.11
Studer
CMPA
Gift
The
Community
Maritime
Park
board
clears
up a
dispute
over
amount
of
the
gift
from
project
investor Quint
Studer.
8.4.11
Budget
Control
Act
An
11th
hour
agreement
on
the
federal
deficit
and
debt
ceiling
passes
the
U.S.
House
and
Senate.
8.3.11
Troops
to
Energy
Jobs
Gulf
Power
parent
firm
Southern
Company
is
leading
an
effort
to
recruit
military
veterans
to
fill
future
job
openings.
8.2.11
Mid
Summer
Heat
More
extreme
heat
is
on
tap
in
the
run
up
to
the
"dog
days"
of
summer.
8.2.11
Williams
Plea
Deal
Pensacola
teenager
Warren
Williams
is
sentenced
to
20
years
in
state
prison
for
the
2010
shooting
death
of
his
father.
8.2.11
GOP
and
Rubio
The
Republican
Party
gears
up
for
the
crucial
Florida
vote
in
2012,
with
U-S
Senator
Marco
Rubio
considered
a
possible
VP
selection.
8.1.11
New
City
Administrator
William
Reynolds
begins
work
this
week
as
Pensacola's
first
City
Administrator
under
the
2009
charter
re-write.
8.1.11
Final
Billings
Case
Pamela
Long
Wiggins
is
found
guilty
on
charges
of
accessory
after
the
fact
to
the
2009
slayings
of
Byrd
and
Melanie
Billings.
7.29.11
Santa
Rosa
Raise
Plan
for
the
first
time
in
four
years,
the
Santa
Rosa
County
2012
fiscal
year
budget
includes
a
pay
hike
for
employees.
7.28.11
Back-flow
Thefts
Pensacola
Police
issue
an
advisory
regarding
a
trend
involving
the
theft
of
devices
from
local
businesses
with
outdoor
water
systems.
7.28.11
Manna
Changes
Leader
Manna
Food
Pantries
is
is
getting
new
leadership
for
the
first
time
in
nearly
two
decades,
coinciding
with
an
increase
in
their
clientele.
7.27.11
UWF
Plan
Update
University
of
West
Florida
officials
proceed
with
the
school's
master
plan
update.
7.27.11
Scott
in
Pensacola
Florida
Gov.
Rick
Scott
talks
about
various
economic
issues
with
Pensacola
business
leaders.
7.26.11
Panhandling
Case
Escambia
County's
ban
on
panhandling
takes
another
hit,
as
charges
against
a
Pensacola
man
are
tossed
at
the
request
of
the
ACLU.
7.26.11
Stallworth
Guilty
After
a
third
trial,
Donnie
Stallworth
is
convicted
of
killing
Byrd
and
Melanie
Billings.
Pamela
Long,
charged
as
an
accessory
after
the
fact,
is
on
trial
this
week.
7.25.11
BP
Penalty
Funds
A
group
of
U-S
senators
from
the
Gulf
states
is
sponsoring
a
bill
to
keep
penalty
money
from
BP
in
the
region.
7.25.11
June
Jobless
Rate
Florida's
jobless
rate
for
June
remained
at
10.6
percent,
same
as
in
May.
7.25.11
Maritime
Park
Cuts
More
belt-tightening
is
on
the
way
to
deal
with
a $4
million
overage
for
the
pubic
portion
of
the
park
project.
7.22.11
Bull
Run
Anniversary
Historians
mark
the
150th
anniversary
of
the
first
major
battle
of
the
Civil
War.
7.22.11
Fighting
Mosquitoes
Standing
water
from
recent
rainfall
is
leading
to
warnings
about
a
possible
increase
in
the
mosquito
population.
7.22.11
Beach
Taxes
Coming
The
First
District
Court
of
Appeal
has
ruled
that
Escambia
County
can
begin
taxing
property
on
Pensacola
Beach.
7.21.11
PCC
Rollback
Vote
The
Pensacola
City
Council
is
expected
to
approve
a
5.5%
cut
in
property
taxes
for
fiscal
2012.
7.21.11
Jobs
for
Veterans
Dr.
Sunil
Gupta
and
his
colleagues
with
Retina
Specialty
Institute
are
leading
a
developing
initiative
to
provide
health
care
jobs
for
returning
veterans.
7.20.11
DCF
Sec
Wilkins
Visits
Secretary
David
Wilkins,
the
new
head
of
Florida's
Department
of
Children
and
Families
discusses
agency
during
visit
to
Okaloosa
Co.
7.20.11
White
House
Honorees
Local
residents
Dan
Hahn
and
Dave
Robau
are
honored
as
"Champions
of
Change"
for
their
responses
to
the
Gulf
oil
spill.
7.19.11
Burn
Ban
Lifted
Significant
rainfall
over
the
weekend
leads
local
governments
to
lift
bans
on
outdoor
burning.
7.19.11
Development
Grants
Escambia
and
Santa
Rosa
officials
await
word
on
federal
grants
to
offset
negative
impacts
of
B-P
oil
spill.
7.19.11
Santa
Rosa
Measles
A
Santa
Rosa
County
resident
is
diagnosed
with
a
case
of
the
measles,
after
a
trip
to
Eastern
Europe.
7.19.11
Hurricane
Prep
Formation
of
Tropical
Storm
Bret
prompts
reminders
about
disaster
preparation.
7.19.11
Red
Light
Cam
The
City
of
Milton
installs
red
light
cameras
at
three
busy
intersections.
7.18.11
Hockey
Lease
Escambia
Commissioners
look
closely
at
the
future
of
ice
hockey,
as
part
of
plan
to
boost
profitability
of
the
Pensacola
Civic
Center.
7.15.11
Charter
Boat
Lawsuit
Florida's
dive
industry
challenges
new
state
rule
requiring
charter
boats
to
buy
vessel-fishing
licenses.
7.15.11
Hayward
Tax
Cut
Pensacola
Mayor
Ashton
Hayward
proposes
a
5.5
percent
rollback
in
the
property
tax
rate.
7.14.11
Rubardt
PSO
Contract
Maestro
Peter
Rubardt
signs
up
for
at
least
three
more
years
with
the
Pensacola
Symphony
Orchestra.
7.14.11
Summer
Gas
Hike
The
price
at
the
pump
is
on
the
way
back
up,
following
a
brief
drop
in
May.
7.14.11
NAS
Whiting
Protection
Santa
Rosa
County
officials
discuss
ongoing
efforts
to
protect
the
base
north
of
Milton
from
encroachment.
7.13.11
Heat
Safety
Local
officials
offer
tips
for
dealing
with
this
week's
hot
weather.
7.13.11
Operation
Dry
Water
Florida
Fish
&
Wildlife
officials
make
a
number
of
arrests
for
"boating
under
the
influence,"
during
the
Blue
Angels
air
show.
7.12.11
VPK
Registration
Escambia
County
Early
Learning
Coalition
begins
pre-Kindergarten
sign-up.
7.12.11
NASA
Workers
Sought
Efforts
are
underway
locally
to
recruit
some
of
NASA's
displaced
shuttle
program
workers.
7.11.11
Gulf
Power
Rates
The
electric
utility
is
asking
the
Florida
Public
Service
Commission
for
a
10%
rate
hike.
7.11.11
Barnett
on
UWF
Plan
Jim
Barnett,
Assoc.
V.P.
of
Facilities
Development,
discusses
the
University's
long-range
Master
Plan,
which
includes
plans
to
develop
a
wildlife
habitat
area.
7/11/11
C-H-S
to
Pasadena
The
Crestview
High
School
Band
begins
preparing
for
trip
to
the
Tournament
of
Roses
Parade.
7.8.11
Atlantis
Final
Mission
The
final
flight
in
the
30-year
history
of
NASA's
shuttle
program
lifted
off
Friday;
Sen.
Bill
Nelson
weighs
in
on
future
of
the
U.S.
in
space.
7.8.11
Flavored
Tobacco
Fight
Escambia
commissioners
are
teaming
with
the
county
health
department
to
halt
the
sale
of
flavored
tobacco.
7.8.11
Blue
Angels
Weekend
The
Navy's
Blue
Angels
perform
their
annual
air
show
over
Pensacola
Beach;
the
event
has
a
significant
impact
on
the
economy.
7.7.11
Critical
Care
Expands
After
a
$4.7
million
renovation,
Sacred
Heart
Hospital
opens
a
new,
expanded
Adult
Critical
Care
Unit.
7.7.11
Settlement
Approved
The
Santa
Rosa
County
School
Board
approves
recent
settlement
in
the
case
regarding
prayer
and
other
religious
activities.
7.6.11
Baptist
3D
Imaging
Baptist
Hospital
is
getting
new
equipment
aimed
at
increasing
breast
cancer
survival.
7.6.11
Barnett
on
UWF
Plan
Jim
Barnett,
Associate
Vice
President
of
Facilities
Development,
details
the
University
of
West
Florida's
long-range
Master
Plan.
A
major
portion
of
the
document
focuses
on
development
of
new
and
renovated
facilities
for
athletics.
Gulf
Breeze
Gun
Laws
The
city
in
south
Santa
Rosa
County
is
one
of
many
across
Florida
working
comply
with
new
state
gun
laws.
7.5.11
UWF
Wildlife
Concerns
A
student-led
effort
aims
to
save
the
area
known
as
the
Baars-Firestone
Wildlife
Sanctuary
from
a
long-range
campus development
plan.
Part
2
7.5.11
Judicial
Replacement
Nominations
are
sought
for
open
seat
in
Florida's
First
Judicial
Circuit.
7.5.11
School
Grades
The
Okaloosa,
Santa
Rosa,
and
Walton
score
A's.
Escambia
gets
a B;
Sup.
Malcolm
Thomas
details
performance
of
elementary
and
middle
schools.
7.1.11
Prayer
Case
Settled
A
settlement
is
reached
over
a
lawsuit
regarding
religious
activities
in
the
Santa
Rosa
School
District.
7.1.11
PJC
Historical
Marker
The
original
1940s
site
of
Pensacola
State
(Junior)
College
is
honored
with
a
Florida
Heritage
historical
marker.
6.30.11
July
4th
Travel
Higher
gas
prices
means
fewer
holiday
travelers
for
2011;
officials
offer
tips
for
highway
and
boating
safety
during
the
holiday.
6.30.11
UWF
Plan
Opposed
Part
of
the
University
master
plan
is
drawing
fire
from
students
trying
to
protect
an
area
known
as
the
"Baars-Firestone
Wildlife
Sanctuary." 6.29.11
'Blue
Shepherd'
Update
The
next
phase
of
the
undercover
sex
sting,
that
netted
25
arrests,
is
underway
amid
questions
about
the
use
of
future
such
operations.
6.29.11
Summer
Food
Safety
State
agriculture
officials
offer
tips
for
use
during
upcoming
4th
of
July
holiday
cookouts.
6.29.11
Sex
Sting
Pensacola
Police
lead
a
week-long
internet
child
sex
sting
that
nets
the
arrest
of
twenty-five
area
men
in
one
week.
6.28.11
Jones
Swamp
Fire
The
Florida
Division
of
Forestry
has
worked
to
contain
a
nearly
200-acre
wildfire
in
southwest
Escambia
County.
6.28.11
HIV
Testing
Day
Health
departments
in
the
region
are
taking
part
in
the
17th
National
H-I-V
Testing
Day.
6.27.11
ECUA
Demo
Bid
Emerald
Coast
Utilities
Authority
is
finalizing
bid
to
dismantle
defunct
downtown
Pensacola
wastewater
plant.
6.27.11
Elevated
Blood
Need
The
local
blood
center
is
experiencing
typical
summer
reduction
in
blood
donations.
6.24.11
Afghanistan
Drawdown
President
Obama's
decision
to
reduce
troop
level
in
Afghanistan
draws
both
praise
and
skepticism.
6.24.11
Hands
Across
The Sand
The
event
invites
residents
worldwide
to
their
local
beaches
to
oppose
offshore
drilling
and
promote
clean
energy.
6.23.11
Tobacco
Free
Teachers
The
Escambia
School
District
plans
to
no
longer
hire
teachers
and
staff
who
are
smokers.
6.23.11
S-R
Burn
Ban
Santa
Rosa
County
joins
Escambia
in
issuing
a
ban
on
outdoor
burning;
a
burn
advisory
is
in
effect
in
Okaloosa.
6.23.11
Redistricting
Hearings
State Sen.
Don
Gaetz
convenes
public
hearings
in
Pensacola
and
Fort
Walton
Beach on
the
legislative
redistricting
process.
6.22.11
Jellyfish
Along
Beaches
Local
beachgoers
feel
the
sting
of
jellyfish
near
shore
in
the
Perdido
Key
area.
6.22.11
Redistricting
Begins
The
City
of
Pensacola
starts
realigning
its
voting
districts,
while
state
Sen.
Don
Gaetz
convenes
public
hearings
on
legislative
process
apportionment.
6.21.11
BRACE
Meeting
BRACE
--
Be
Ready
Alliance
Coordinating
Emergencies
--
talks
preparedness
at
public
forum
at
Washington
High
School.
6.21.11
Valentino
to
Paris
Escambia
Commissioner
Gene
Valentino
is
part
of a
business
recruitment
team
attending
the
Paris
Air
Show
this
week.
6.20.11
May
Jobless
Rates
Florida's
unemployment
rate
dropped
for
a
fifth
straight
month
in
May,
but
still
at
10.6
percent.
6.20.11
Burn
Bans
Escambia
and
Okaloosa
counties
issue
bans
on
outdoor
burning
due
to
ongoing
drought
conditions.
6.17.11
Hatchery
Considered
Pensacola
City
Council
members
will
hear
a
presentation
by a
firm
looking
to
set
up
shop
locally.
6.17.11
Okaloosa
Transit
Survey
Residents
are
being
asked
for
input
to
assist
with
the
county's
10-year
public
transportation
plan.
6.16.11
Gun
Thefts
PSA
Escambia
Sheriff
David
Morgan
advises
residents
to
take
more
precautions
to
keep
weapons
locked
up
and
out
of
sight
to
protect
from
theft.
6.16.11
Sacred
Heart
Expands
Sacred
Heart
Hospital
is
out
with
plans
for
a
major
vertical
expansion
on
its
main
Pensacola
campus.
6.15.11
June
Heat
Wave
As
the
extreme
hot
temperatures
continue,
there
are
calls
to
protect
the
area's
most
vulnerable.
6.15.11
Medicaid
Reform
Hearing
Pensacola
area
residents
voiced
concerns
at a
public
meeting
on
the
sweeping
changes
to
Florida's
Medicaid
program.
6.14.11
Florida
Reapportionment
The
process
of
drawing
new
congressional
and
legislative
district
lines
is
getting
underway,
with
state
Senator
Don
Gaetz
leading
efforts.
6.14.11
"Blues"
Resume
Shows
The
Navy's
Blue
Angels
and
their
new
"Boss"
will
perform
in
Davenport,
Iowa,
ending
a
three-week
safety
stand-down.
6.13.11
FCAT
Scores
Local
school
districts
perform
well
on
the
newest
version
of
the
Florida
Comprehensive
Assessment
Test.
6.10.11
Conservation
Advice
Utility
officials
discuss
ways
to
cut
energy
and
water
usage
during
the
on-going
heat
wave.
6.10.11
S-R
School
iPads
The
Santa
Rosa
County
School
District
catches
heat
for
purchase
of
costly
high-tech
gadgets;
training
will
soon
begin.
6.9.11
Healthcare
Suit
Appeal
An
appeals
court
in
Atlanta
will
hear
oral
arguments
in a
court
challenge
to
the
Obama
Administration's
health
care
overhaul.
6.8.11
Gator
Hunting
Permits
More
alligator
hunting
permits
are
issued
by
the
Florida
Fish
&
Wildlife
agency.
6.8.11
UWF
Baseball
Champs
UWF
celebrates
first-ever
NCAA
College
World
Series
championship;
officials
hope
excitement
will
boost
enrollment.
6.7.11
Bense
Baseball
Rally
UWF
President
Judy
Bense
joins
the
community
celebration
of
the
Argonauts
first-ever
NCAA
College
World
Series
championship,
discusses
benefits
of
the
big
win.
6.7.11
Brownfields
Grants
West
Florida
Regional
Planning
Council
shares
$7
million
in
EPA
grants.
6.7.11
Early
June
Wildfires
Despite
some
recent
rain,
wildfires
continue
to
burn
and
the
threat
remains
high.
6.7.11
Project
Sugar
Escambia
County
officials
work
to
lure
business
with
about
100
new
jobs. 6.6.11
Gaetz
Session
Review
Niceville
state
Senator
Don
Gaetz
shares
his
thoughts
on
the 2011
Legislative
Session.
6.6.11
Childers
Reinstatement
An
appellate
court
in
Atlanta
reinstates
the
bribery
conviction
of
the
former
Escambia
County
commissioner.
6.6.11
Home
Prices
Home
sales
are
up,
but
prices
are
down
in
the
Pensacola
are
since
last
year;
local
experts
explain.
6.3.11
Hot
June
In a
preview
of
the
"dog
days"
of
August,
June
begins
with
a
couple
of
days
notching
triple-digit
temperatures.
6.3.11
Gulf
Ecosystem
Update
EPA's
administrator
and
the
Gulf
Coast
Ecosystem
Restoration
Task
Force
met
in
Pensacola,
to
update
the
recovery
from
the
B-P
oil
spill.
6.2.11
Hurricane
Season
Prep
Local
officials
encourage
residents
to
be
prepared
as
the
2011
Atlantic
Hurricane
season
kicks
off.
6.1.11
Meals
on
Wheels
Northwest
Florida
agencies
continue
to
deliver,
despite
the
nationwide
impact
of
rising
gas
prices.
6.1.11
NASP
Security
Heightened
security
measures
at
Pensacola
Naval
Air
Station
cause
traffic
delays
for
base
vendors
and
visitors.
5.31.11
Memorial
Day
2011
Retired
Command
Sgt.
Major
Bob
Patterson,
Medal
of
Honor
recipient,
highlighted
Pensacola's
annual
ceremony
at
Veterans
Memorial
Park.5.30.11
Blue
Angels
Boss
Out
Commander
Dave
Koss
is
voluntarily
relieved
of
duty
as
"boss"
of
the
squadron
following
a
dangerous
maneuver
in
Lynchburg,
VA.
5.27.11
PCC
Accreditation
Thirty-seven
years
after
its
founding,
Pensacola
Christian
College
is
seeking
accreditation.
5.31.11
Baker-USAF
Honor
Guard
Milton
native
Justin
Baker
discusses
his
three
years
as a
member
of
the
U.S.
Air
Force
Honor
Guard.
5.27.11
Blue
Angels
Grounded
The
Navy's
Flight
Demonstration
Squadron
cancels
weekend
shows
following
lower-than-normal
maneuver
in
Virginia.
5.27.11
S-R
School
Cuts
Due
to
an
$11
million
state
budget
cut,
the
Santa
Rosa
School
District
plans
to
eliminate
30
teaching
jobs
and
shorten
the
schedule
to
six
periods.
5.26.11
Memorial
Day
Travel
Despite
high
gas
prices,
millions
of
Americans
are
hitting
the
road
for
the
Memorial
Day
holiday. 5.26.11
TaxWatch
Turkeys
Florida
TaxWatch
is
out
with
105
so-called
budget
"turkeys,"
including
one
in
Pensacola,
worth
$203
million.
5.25.11
Water
Saving
Tips
Emerald
Coast
Utilities
Authority
offers
tips
on
water
conservation
as
drought
conditions
in
the
region
persist.
5.25.11
Asthma
Severity
Part
Three
of
WUWF's
series
during
National
Clean
Air
Month
looks
at
the
severity
of
pediatric
asthma
if
left
untreated.
5.24.11
Snorkel
Reef
Ready
Escambia
County's
new
reef
about
100
yards
of
Pensacola
Beach's
Park
West
is
now
complete.
5.24.11
Panhandle
Fresh
A
new
online
farmer's
market
offers
fresh,
locally-grown
produce.
5.24.11
Hurricane
Season
Prep
Area
counties
begin
preparation
for
2001
Atlantic
Hurricane
Season.
5.23.11
Safe
Boating
Week
This
year's
national
observance
focuses
on
the
importance
of
life
jackets.
5.23.11
Air
Quality-
Asthma
WUWF's
Clean
Air
Month
series
report
looks
at
the
prevalence
and
causes
of
childhood
asthma
in
Northwest
Florida. 5.19.11
Spring
Drought
Impact
Dry
weather
conditions
are
expected
to
stick
around
for
a
while,
leading
to
concerns
about
the
impact
on
plants.
5.20.11
Doomsday
Saturday
Some
mainstream
clergy
line
up
against
the
May
21,
2011
prediction
of
the
end
of
the
world. 5.20.11
Gulf
Power
Reef
Donation
The
utility
is
giving
300
tons
of
concrete
material
to
Escambia
County
for
construction
of
future
artificial
reef
projects.
5.19.11
Baldwin
Alternative
Drug
Program
Baldwin
County
public
school
students
involved
in
substance
abuse
are
getting
an
alternative
that
will
allow
them
to
stay
in
the
classroom,
rather
than
face
expulsion.
5.19.11
Air
Quality-
Asthma
WUWF's
Clean
Air
Month
series
report
looks
at
the
prevalence
and
causes
of
childhood
asthma
in
Northwest
Florida. 5.19.11
Air
Quality
Report
The
American
Lung
Association's
2011
State
of
the
Air
Report
shows
air
quality
locally
isn't
so
good;
part
of a
WUWF
series
during
National
Clean
Air
Month.
5.17.11
Daycare
Nutrition
Escambia
County
child
care
centers
participate
in a
pilot
program
aimed
at
getting
pre-schoolers
to
eat
more
fruits
and
veggies.
5.18.11
Pensacola
Hatchery
San
Diego-based
Hubbs-Sea
World
Research
considers
Pensacola
sites
for
a
new
facility.
5.18.11
Air
Quality
Report
The
American
Lung
Association's
2011
State
of
the
Air
Report
shows
air
quality
locally
isn't
so
good;
part
of a
WUWF
series
during
National
Clean
Air
Month.
5.17.11
Death
Images
Bill
First
Amendment
advocates
say
passage
of
Florida
HB-411
would
make
investigations
into
suspicious
deaths
and
other
serious
crimes
more
difficult.
5.17.11
Medicaid
Cuts
Pensacola's
two
non-profit
medical
centers
brace
for
impact
of
legislation
cutting
Medicaid
payments
to
hospitals.
5.16.11
Motorcycle
Safety
Month
The
Florida
Highway
Patrol
is
teaming
up
with
the
military
to
promote
motorcycle
safety.
5.16.11
Hurricane
Hoedown
BRACE,
the
Be
Ready
Alliance
Coordinating
Emergencies,
is
holding
its
annual
informational
and
fundraising
event.
5.13.11
Stamp
Out
Hunger
Letter
carriers
across
the
nation
will
pick
up
food
donations
this
weekend
to
help
the
one
in
six
Americans
who
struggle
with
hunger.
5.13.11
Drought
Conditions
A
lack
of
rainfall
locally
is
resulting
in
moderate
drought
conditions;
fire
officials
urge
caution
in
the
burning
of
yard
debris.
5.12.11
UWF
Aging
Study
Glenn
Rohrer
with
the
UWF
Center
on
Aging
discusses
research
on
age-related
issues
and
need
for
participants
over
age
60.
5.10.11
Campbell
Cleared
Charges
are
dropped
against
a
Pensacola
teacher
accused
of
inappropriately
touching
a
10-year-old
female
student.
5.12.11
SRSO
Grant
Application
Santa
Rosa
County
officials
seek
federal
COPS
grant
for
the
sheriff's
office.
5.10.11
Flight
Academy
The
new
National
Flight
Academy
is
christened
in a
ceremony
aboard
NAS
Pensacola.
5.9.11
Voting
Changes
Next
year's
election
cycle
will
bring
some
major
voting
changes
in
Florida.
5.9.11
Gulf
Breeze
GCCF
The
oil
spill
claims
office,
the
only
one
in
Santa
Rosa
County,
is
closing
as
of
Monday,
May
9.
5.5.11
Mena
as
Galvez
Chaz
Mena
performs
"Yo
Solo:
A
Visit
with
Don
Bernardo
de
Galvez,"
230
years
after
the
Battle
of
Pensacola.
Mena
and UWF's
Margo
Stringfield
discuss
the
event.
5.5.11
BRACE
Tornado
Aid
Residents
from
Northwest
Florida
continue
to
assist
Alabama
tornado
victims. 5.5.11
